{"id":485,"date":"2025-09-19T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:52:26","slug":"full-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/full-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Oral History Interviews And Veterans&#8217; Bios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">Hear Oral History Interviews and Read Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Alicia Christy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alicia-Christy-Col-Official-Photo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-410\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/alicia-christy-ret-col\/\">Hear Alicia&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Christina Helferich-Polosky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.41.02-PM-915x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-507\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:283px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.41.02-PM-915x1024.png 915w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.41.02-PM-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.41.02-PM-768x859.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.41.02-PM.png 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/christina-helferich-polosky\/\">Hear Christina&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Melissa Sias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-7.39.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-458\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-7.39.46-PM.png 714w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-7.39.46-PM-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/melissa-sias\/\">Hear Melissa&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"width:142px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Elizabeth estabrooks <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.46.21-PM-915x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-513\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:296px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.46.21-PM-915x1024.png 915w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.46.21-PM-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.46.21-PM-768x859.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-12.46.21-PM.png 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/elizabeth-estabrooks-msw\/\">Hear Elizabeth&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Mary Lowe Mayhugh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Basic-Training-Group-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-396\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:237px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/mary-lowe-mayhugh-ret-col\/\">Read Mary&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Anne Barlieb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM-1019x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-280\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM-1019x1024.png 1019w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.57.05-AM.png 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/anne-barlieb\/\">Hear Anne&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"width:142px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Cynthia Izuno Macri<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cynthia-Macri-Military-Portrait-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-425\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:237px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cynthia-Macri-Military-Portrait-2013.jpg 301w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cynthia-Macri-Military-Portrait-2013-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/cynthia-izuno-macri-ret-capt\/\">Read Cynthia&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Maryanne (Gallagher) Ibach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-472\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:246px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mom-RADM-photo-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/maryanne-gallagher-ibach\/\">Read Maryanne&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Kristina Lynema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.51.25-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-597\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.51.25-AM.png 792w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.51.25-AM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-11.51.25-AM-768x969.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/kristina-lynema\/\">Hear Kristina&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"width:142px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Penny Lee Deere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.17-PM-841x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-603\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.17-PM-841x1024.png 841w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.17-PM-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.17-PM-768x936.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.17-PM.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/penny-lee-deere\/\">Hear Penny&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Maria Carrion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1118\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.57.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-mono-2-border-color wp-image-605\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:285px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.57.19-PM.png 1118w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.57.19-PM-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.57.19-PM-841x1024.png 841w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.57.19-PM-768x936.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mono-2-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Hear Maria&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Annette Polan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.07-PM-841x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-604\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:285px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.07-PM-841x1024.png 841w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.07-PM-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.07-PM-768x936.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-12.56.07-PM.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" 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https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-10.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall)\">Diane Helferich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diane-4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Diane at her home, during remote interview, weairing headphones, glasses, red shirt, and black cardigan\" class=\"has-border-color has-primary-border-color wp-image-806\" style=\"border-width:10px;width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diane-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diane-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diane-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diane-4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex 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