Recognizing women veterans
Donnamaria Ante, left, and Virginia Walker, right, discuss the history of women veterans during the Women Veterans Recognition Ceremony in the information fair at the Z.J. Loussac Public Library, Anchorage, Alaska Nov. 9, 2011. The ceremony was first held Nov. 10, 1992 by the Alaska Veteran Affairs. Ante retired as an Army Staff Sgt. after 21 years as a Telecommunications Operator with a specialization in Morse code and is currently serving as the Kodiak Hall dorm leader. Walker is the Fort Richardson and Sitka National Cemeteries director. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)