March is national Women’s History Month, where we honor the women who have been a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces and its community of Veterans. The National Cemetery Administration has 135 VA national cemeteries across the country, which serve as eternal shrines for the Veteran community and other eligible individuals.
At the National Cemetery Administration, we honor the women who served with monuments and memorials, located in VA national cemeteries across the United States. There are currently 37 monuments and memorials in VA national cemeteries specifically dedicated to women who have served and assisted the nation’s military efforts throughout history.
These monuments honor women of all positions, ranks, titles and backgrounds, and from all conflicts in our history. The Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War monument, for example, located in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, honors the Union women who fought on the battlefields, nursed and comforted the sick and the dying and sacrificed their own lives to preserve our nation. At the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, a monument honoring all “sea service women” stands in honor of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), dedicated in their honor in 2003. The Women Marines Association placed a monument at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery pays tribute to all women, past and present, who have served their country with honor and pride in the United States Marine Corps. Written on this monument are the words, “We are the fewer,
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