Posted on Aug 13, 2018
100 years later, first female U.S. Marine honored with monument
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She might be the most consequential female U.S. service member you've never heard of. But those now working to correct that oversight hope everyone will know more about Opha May Johnson by the end of the month.
She might be the most consequential female U.S. service member you've never heard of. But those now working to correct that oversight hope everyone will know more about Opha May Johnson by the end of the month.
100 years later, first female U.S. Marine honored with monument
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Women celebrate a century of U.S. Marine corps service
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first woman being sworn into the U.S. Marine Corps. Over the past century, thousands more followed in her boot steps.On August 13, 1918, 40-year old Opha May Johnson joined the Marines during World War I. She m
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