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Jennie Hodgers Albert C.J.Cashier was born Jennie Irene Hodgers on Christmas day, 1843 in Clogherhead, Ireland. Cashier is said to have had a step-father who dressed him (Jennie) as a boy so that he could get a job to support the family. Cashier’s step-father was poor and his mother passed away early in his life though a specific year is not known. Cashier then found his way to Illinois as a stowaway though the timing of this is also unclear. He worked a few different jobs including as a laborer and shepherd all the while passing as male. In August of 1862 he enlisted in the 95th Illinois Infantry, Union army of the American Civil War as “Albert D. J. Cashier” in Belvidere, IL. He remained in the Army for three years before he returned to civilian life. #nationalwomenshistorymonth #WomensHistoryMonth #bedifferent #femalesoldier #hero #civilwar #history #armyteam #armystrong #USARMY #forceofthefuture (at Asheville Mall)

An Iraq War veteran, #TammyDuckworth served as a U.S. Army #helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.Having received a medical waiver, she continued to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow #iraqWar veteran. Duckworth retired from the Army in October 2014, and was reelected to Congress in November. She is the first #AsianAmericanwoman elected to #Congress in #Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born inThailand. #nationalwomenshistorymonth #WomensHistoryMonth #bedifferent #femalesoldier #hero #womenwarriors #ARMYSTRONG #armyteam #forceofthefuture #usarmy #aviation #congress #8284892646☎️📞📟 (at Asheville Mall)

Army Band Did you know that women in The United States Army Band were originally only authorized to wear skirts and therefore unable to march in formation? It wasn’t until 1979 that SSG (ret.) Susan Frye (Porr) was finally issued pants and became the first woman musician to march with the Ceremonial Band. There always has to be a first- Laura Petrie can attest to that! Here is one of our newer female musicians proudly and expertly performing her duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We at "Pershing's Own" would like to thank all of the brave individuals who helped (and continue to help) pave the way for gender equality. You make a difference. #womenwarriors #nationalwomenshistorymonth #WomensHistoryMonth #bedifferent #femalesoldier #hero #makeadifference #armyteam #armystrong #USARMY #forceofthefuture #bearmystrong #armymusic #8284892646☎️📞📟 (at Asheville Mall)

Monica Lin Brown became the first woman during War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States' third-highest medal for valor.In April 2007, after a roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia Province of Afghanistan, Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers by running through insurgent gunfire to reach the wounded and then using her body to shield them while mortar rounds fell nearby.Because women were not formally allowed to participate directly in combat at the time, Brown was pulled back to the base at Khost shortly after the incident.She was presented with the Silver Star by Vice President Dick Cheney in a ceremony on 21 March 2008. #nationalwomenshistorymonth #WomensHistoryMonth #bedifferent #femalesoldier #hero #womenwarriors #silverstar #makeadifference #armyteam #armystrong #USARMY #forceofthefuture #8284892646☎️📞📟

Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961)was born in Georgia and joined the Army on November 1, 1983, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he completed the Field Artillery Officer's Basic Course (FACBOC). He then proceeded to airborne training at Fort Benning, GA, where he received his Parachutist Badge. West's first assignment was as an Airborne Infantry fire support officer and platoon leader, as well as battalion training officer for the 4th B.C.T.(Brigade Combat Team), 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg N.C. under the command of Lt. Col. Thomas R. Needham at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. In 1987, West was promoted to captainand attended the Field Artillery Officer's Advanced Course.Following graduation, West took command of B Battery, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He served as the battalion task force fire support officer for 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. As a member of the 1st Infantry Division he deployed for Operation Desert Shieldand Operation Desert Storm.After redeployment from Kuwait, West served as an Army ROTC instructor at Kansas State University from 1991 to 1994, becoming the U.S. Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993.In January 1995 he was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division Support Command as the assistant operations/combat plans officer. West was promoted to major before he attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1997. Upon completion, he became the operations officer for the 18th Field Artillery Brigade before being assigned as executive officer of 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment. Afterwards, West served as an Army exchange officer at the II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeunefrom 1999 to 2002 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. After leaving the military, he and his family moved to Florida, where he taught at a high school for a year. When he took office in January 2011 he became the first black Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T. Walls left office in 1876 near the end of Reconstruction. #blackhistorymonth #blacksoldiers #bedifferent #forceofthefuture #USARMY #usarmyreserve

General Lloyd J. Austin, III became the first black serviceman to lead the U.S. Central Command, which has a wide-ranging area of responsibility for 20 countries in the Middle East and southwest Asia. He was also the first black serviceman to serve in his previous position as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. His historic career includes leading the 3rd Infantry Division in the opening months of the Iraq war where he earned a Silver Star for valor. General Austin later commanded divisions in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and commanded U.S. Forces-Iraq from September 2010 through the completion of the mission in December 2011. General Austin is a native of Thomasville, Georgia and a 1975 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. #blackhistorymonth #armystrong #armyteam #USARMY #bedifferent #forceofthefuture #8284892646☎️📞📟 #blacksoldiers