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Lucy Coffey, oldest living female World War II veteran, comes to D.C. for honor flight visit


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And she's a Hoosier!

 

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/07/lucy-coffey-oldest-living-female-world-war-ii-veteran-comes-to-d-c-for-honor-flight-visit-105475.html

 

 

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WASHINGTON (WJLA) - The nation's oldest living female World War II veteran came to D.C. to visit the memorials and monuments and get a tour of the White House.

 

 

The 108-year-old woman, Lucy Coffey, flew first class from San Antonio to Washington on a trip arranged in part by an Honor Flight group in Texas.

Coffey, who was a sergeant in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, was awarded two bronze stars for her service in the Pacific.

Saturday, she visited the World War II Memorial and The Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery before heading to the White House.

Too frail to get around and barely able to speak, she finally made it to the memorial constructed because of her service to our country.

 

Also you can see an expanded article at: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/nation-s-oldest-female-veteran-108-year-old-lucy-coffey-fulfills-her-dream-1.295422

 

 

 

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Very nice that she got to go to the memorial. The Honor Flights are such a wonderful thing for the veterans.

 

Thanks for posting this.....Kat

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It is absolutely terrific that this lady has been honored finally. My hat is off to whomever put this trip together to honor this great lady.

Thank you! Danny

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