Master Sgt. Leigh Ann Hinton, The Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” sings the National Anthem before the start of a ceremony in the Women for Military Service for America Memorial Sept. 22, 2015, in Arlington, Va. In attendance was the first all-female honor flight in the United States. 75 female veterans from World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War, as well as 75 escorts, who were also female veterans or active-duty military.

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