“The Hardest Part Is Losing Friends:” 10 Women Veterans Share Their Stories

In honor of Veteran’s Day, we’d like to introduce you to ten totally amazing and inspiring women.

-April Daniels Hussar and Diana Denza

We’ve all heard about the women who fearlessly fight – and sometimes die – to keep complete strangers safe. But their personal stories are often left untold; we know little about these women’s hopes and dreams, their struggles and fears. Though we can never repay these heroines for their immense sacrifice, we can honor their work this Veteran’s Day by sharing little glimpses into their lives of service.

Ladies, meet a few of the amazing women who have worked, and still work, so hard for this country.

Meet Sherrina Stewart: “Even though I was far away, I never felt alone.”	Meet Amanda Crow: “At times all I wanted was another woman to talk to…”
Meet Heather Beaven: “Tonight in some desert somewhere, someone’s child will be killed because we sent him or her to defend us.”	Meet Emily Stroia: “Being a woman is extremely hard in the military.”
Meet Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour: “America achieves her dream when we’re all going for ours.”	Meet Roberta (Robin) Beach Jacobson: “The emotional demands are as difficult as the physical ones.”
Meet Joy Schoffler: “The hardest part is losing friends.”	Meet Laura DiSilverio: “I loved the feeling that I was doing something important, that I was part of something bigger than me.”
Meet Alice A. Guilford: “What I want, like most Americans, is a secure future, for myself and for the country.”	Meet Cassandra StJohn: There is no harder job –except being a good mother!”

Click the links above to meet each woman, or page through the stories, starting with Sherrina Stewart on the next page …