Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Veterans Day

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Today we honor our heroes!

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Above photo is a an example of the American aviator wings worn by the US Military  for the FLIGHT NURSE - USAAF, circa 1939-1945 (W-123)

Wings pin description: One piece construction marked acid test in raised letters. Non gold washed wings were issued post 1943. Clutch back. Flight Nurse wings were worn by women of the Army Nurse Corps who completed an eight week training course for flight nurses. Flight nurses served aboard casualty evacuation aircraft such as DC-3 aircraft.  


3 comments:

Christine said...

Your photos look great!! That one of the spider...eeeek!

Julia Mist DJune said...

Thanks Christine ~ I did think of you when I posted the spider photo :) and thought "oh she's going to just love this one" Thanks for stopping by and the comment love.

Julia Mist DJune said...

P.S. I miss your blog Christine...