VetAssist Welcomes WWII Veteran Ruth Shust New Jersey resident Ruth Shust is 100 years old, but she remembers waiting until she was 21 to enlist in the Navy’s WAVES program (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). “I didn’t want my parents to sign for me,”...
Women Veterans Day 2023: A 75th Anniversary Celebration of Women Veterans! June 12, 2023, will mark the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. We call this holiday Women Veterans Day, when we commemorate the efforts and contributions of women...
Honor Flights for Veterans: Support Recognition for Our Nation’s Heroes Steve Rich arrived at his usual bagel shop in Coral Springs, FL, and ordered breakfast, unaware that he was about to have a life-altering conversation—all because of his Navy hat. “A woman came...
