Event coordinator Angie Timan (left) and former “Rosie” Smokey Cummings (right) break ground during a Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden Dedication Ceremony in Bedford, Ind., March 21. The rose bushes serve as part of a nationwide Living Memorial to honor the women who made history on the home front during World War II and inspire a new generation of Rosies.

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