Politics & Government
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)
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A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honors the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington D.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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Members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who served during World War II attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in their honor at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington D.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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Members of Senate and Congress give a standing ovation during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the surviving members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington D.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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Air Force Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski delivers remarks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who served during World War II at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington D.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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Members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who served during World War II attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in their honor at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington D.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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