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Service of Women in the Armed Forces

LOC Title
H.R.5441 - To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.
LOC Summary
Amends the federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to describe the organization as a national association of veterans (currently, an association of men) who, as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters.

Expands its purpose of assisting widows to that of assisting surviving spouses.
LOC Contributor Names
113th Congress (2013-2014)
LOC Created/Published
12/04/2014
LOC Standardized Date
2014
EEC Creators
EEC Source Day
14
EEC Source Month
December
EEC Source Year
2014
EEC Format
EEC Type of Source
EEC Index Number
367