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How We're Failing Our Female Veterans

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How We're Failing Our Female Veterans
By Laura Fitzpatrick Wednesday, June 30, 2010 TIME MAGAZINE
 
So what's the solution? Advocates point to some bright spots in the landscape of care for these women. One of them is the Women's Prevention, Outreach and Education Center (WPOEC) in Menlo Park, Calif.,
 
With the exception of nurses, women weren't allowed to serve in the regular or reserve forces during peacetime until 1948. World War I produced some 25,000 female veterans; an additional 319,000 women served in World War II. By the time the Vietnam War ended, nearly 1 million living American women had served their country in the military, making up 3.5% of veterans
 
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