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Sara Bilodeau, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 1, Sara Bilodeau
Sara Bilodeau, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 1, Sara Bilodeau
MF144 Women in the Military
Sara Bilodeau, interviewed by Phyllis von Herrlich, November 10, 2001. Bilodeau talks about going into service in 1986; marrying a man from Maine; being on active duty in 1992; United States Air Force; “slick sleeve” airman basic; family in military; a building designated for all women in 1986; the 60 other women in basic with her; open bay; guide on; law enforcement; selecting 1 woman a month; becoming a dog handler; training at Lackland Air Force base; 15 weeks of training; being the only female in her group of 6; going to Guam; PRP certification; walking the “red line”; “red …
Sara Bilodeau, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 2, Sara Bilodeau
Sara Bilodeau, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 2, Sara Bilodeau
MF144 Women in the Military
Sara Bilodeau, interviewed by Phyllis von Herrlich, November 10, 2001. Bilodeau talks about going into service in 1986; marrying a man from Maine; being on active duty in 1992; United States Air Force; “slick sleeve” airman basic; family in military; a building designated for all women in 1986; the 60 other women in basic with her; open bay; guide on; law enforcement; selecting 1 woman a month; becoming a dog handler; training at Lackland Air Force base; 15 weeks of training; being the only female in her group of 6; going to Guam; PRP certification; walking the “red line”; “red …
Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 1, Sharon Blair
Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 1, Sharon Blair
MF144 Women in the Military
Sharon Blair, interviewed by Caitlyn Barker, December 4, 2001, at her home in Augusta, Maine. Blair talks about her aspirations of becoming a legal secretary; attending Thomas College; reasons for joining the Marine Corps in 1965; struggles of boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina; treatment of women in boot camp; the developed bond between members of Marine Corps, and those of the military; life at the base at Cherry Point in North Carolina; working at the Cherry Point base while fellow Marines were deployed to Vietnam; segregation; lessons of the Marine Corps, and its impact on her life; being …
Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 2, Sharon Blair
Sharon Blair, Interviewed By Caitlyn Barker, Part 2, Sharon Blair
MF144 Women in the Military
Sharon Blair, interviewed by Caitlyn Barker, December 4, 2001, at her home in Augusta, Maine. Blair talks about her aspirations of becoming a legal secretary; attending Thomas College; reasons for joining the Marine Corps in 1965; struggles of boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina; treatment of women in boot camp; the developed bond between members of Marine Corps, and those of the military; life at the base at Cherry Point in North Carolina; working at the Cherry Point base while fellow Marines were deployed to Vietnam; segregation; lessons of the Marine Corps, and its impact on her life; being …