Tuesday, May 29, 2007

WASPS: Women Airforce Service Pilots

Kay (Chaffey) Gott, author of Women in Pursuit, was the featured speaker at Eagle Point National Cemetery yesterday.

She had a lot of stories to tell, was funny, joyful, sometimes forgetful, and humble. In other words - perfect.

And we learned something yesterday didn't know: There were some Native American representatives there, with feathered poles to offer along with the wreaths, and Kay Chaffey Gott mentioned the Navajo Code talkers, and a division made up of many tribes in Europe - that liberated Dachau.

It was a bit of exxageration, but not much. The 45th Infantry Division - The Thunderbird Division. Here's a book about them.

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