October 13, 2025 - Women in the military have a history that extends over 400 years into the past throughout a large number of cultures and nations. World Wars I and II saw over 362,000 American women serving during wartime. Today, women make up 16% of the US military enlisted, and 19% of the officer corps, and their roles have changed significantly over the years from clerical duties to ground combat soldiers to fighter pilots.
Post Quartermaster, US Army Veteran, Sergeant First Class (Retired), Mary Roberts and the Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 will honor the service and sacrifice of all women veterans with a Memorial Wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial, 1885 Historic Courthouse on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10am. As always the public is cordially invited.
