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H.R. 1522, The United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act (10 comments ↓ | 4 wiki edits)
H.R. 1522 would provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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shirley a harrow
April 23, 2009, 2:17pm (report abuse)Another chance to correct an egregious oversight by our government. 124,000 young women pledged their lives to their country for the duration of WWII,were issued cards with serial numbers, uniforms with insignias and worked as they trained to be nurses. Their staffed the hospitals and prevented the collapse of the health care system on the homefront. Their enlistment enabled graduate nurses to fill the ranks of the dwindling supply of nurses in the Army and Navy to care for our wounded overseas.
Surely if the Alaskan Territorial Home Guard volunteers can be granted veteran services, these forgotten patriots-now in their 80s-must get veteran status NOW.
IFOME
Cadet Nurse
April 23, 2009, 8:23pm (report abuse)Let us "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR", the beginning of a great LOSS of HUMANITY. May they rest in the "Peace of the Lord". Let us remember "THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS MEMBERS", who, as teen-agers enlisted and served This Great Nation's Peoples during the Declared World War II of the Twentieth Century. THANKS!!!
Cadet Nurse
April 23, 2009, 8:27pm (report abuse)God Bless America, now, ever and forever unto ages of ages. Amen
Tegreeny
April 28, 2009, 12:10pm (report abuse)There those of us still living, could use a veterans monetary aid...
saharrow
May 6, 2009, 5:05pm (report abuse)New bill HR1522 needs support. please contact me at sacharrow@gmail.com for ways you can help. See website uscadetnursecorps.com The bill number has not yet been updated but otherwise the info is accurate.
I urge Children, relatives and everyone who believes in justice to help. It feels like now or never!
cadet nurse daughter
June 10, 2009, 10:29pm (report abuse)Since 1996, Rep Nita Lowey has introduced legislation to give equity to WWII US Cadet Nurse Corps members with 7 resolutions being allowed to die in committee. 66 years after US Cadet Nurses first stepped forward to serve, HR1522 was again introduced to give veteran status to surviving members. A Subcommittee AT LAST held a hearing on May 21, 2009. Please don’t let HR1522 die with these honorable women who are ALL NOW between the ages of 83 and 101! Other Public Health Service officials who served in administrative positions over cadet nurses were given veteran status. And in 1977, HR5087 was passed and signed into law giving the non-military WASP (Women's Airforces Service Pilots) veteran status. These women ferried trainer planes from American production factories to domestic military airfields. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, WASP members HAVE received veteran’s benefits and honors after serving under similar conditions as the Cadet Nurses who are being denied. Ask your rep. to co-sponsor.
Bill Volbers
June 23, 2009, 9:28pm (report abuse)My mother, Doris M Gibson, was a proud member of the Cadet Nurse Corps. She trained/served in New Castle, PA, Chicago and Long Island. We have seen the picture of her in her uniform for over 60 years. It is proper and fitting that these (once) young ladies, who served with out hesitation, be granted the status they earned = as veterans.
Cynthia Clark Crocker
July 22, 2009, 4:21pm (report abuse)I am a surviving Cadet Nurse , 83 years old and would consider it an honor to be given Veteran status. I ask nothing except the honor.
isabelle barker
July 25, 2009, 6:06pm (report abuse)I am 84 years old and still am very proud of my time spent as a Cadet Nurse during ww2. I would be proud to be given Veteran status.
Shirley Caswell Harrow
July 30, 2009, 12:26pm (report abuse)Please allwho come to this site:
contact your Representative in Congress and request that he/she co-sponsor this bill. To date there are only seventeen co-sponsors. DIozens are needed before attention is paid!