Female Idaho Veterans Sought Organization Seeks Women As Part Of Project For National Memorial

State and national veterans organizations are looking for Idaho women who have served in the military or are serving.

So far, only 550 of the 5,100 women veterans who live in Idaho have registered as part of the project.

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., broke ground in June of 1995 for a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

It pays tribute to the nearly two million women who have served in the military, starting with the American Revolution and continuing today.

As construction continues and planning begins for dedication in October of next year, the drive to locate and register women veterans and active duty females intensifies.

The goal of the registration drive is to document women’s deeds, sacrifices and service.

Each registration submission includes the photo, military history and personal memories of servicewomen.

The stories will be displayed through the memorial’s computerized database and will be accessible to the public.

Idaho’s division of Veterans Services is helping with the effort to locate and register women.

“We urge women from across the state and nation to help in this effort to document women’s history in the military,” said Veterans Affairs Administrator Gary Bermeosolo.

“Whether you served many years ago or are serving today, your military history deserves a place in this national memorial dedicated to military women,” Bermeosolo said.

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