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Women in the Military

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Women in the Military

August 20, 2026

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In August 1993, a bronze Vietnam Women’s Memorial by Santa Fe artist Glenna Goodacre drew emotional reactions at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, where Army nurse and colonel Frannie Rettig and about 600 others gathered to honor women who served in Vietnam. The 6-foot statue, depicting three military…

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