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100-Year-Old Pennsylvania Veteran Shares Story Of Breaking Barriers As A Woman During WWII
"When we graduated, the first thing everyone wanted to do was join up," Mae Warner recalled. "So I thought I would like to join up too."
November 12, 2024
From her senior community in Bryn Mawr, 100-year-old Mae Warner loves to talk about her service during World War II.
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"I was in high school, class of '42," Warner said. "When we graduated, the first thing everyone wanted to do was join up. So I thought I would like to join up too."
While women weren't allowed to serve in combat roles during the war, they were able to take on military responsibilities in other ways and across all branches.
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