HomeNewsPhotos

Photos

WASP awarded Congressional Gold Medal for service
President Barack Obama signs S.614 in the Oval Office July 1 at the White House. The bill awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots. The WASP program was established during World War II, and from 1942 to 1943, more than 1,000 women joined, flying 60 million miles of noncombat military missions. Of the women who received their wings as Women Airforce Service Pilots, approximately 300 are living today. (Official White House photo/Pete Souza)

Download Image: Full Size (0.22 MB)
Tags: Events
Photo by:  |  VIRIN: 090701-F-0010G-001.JPG