The Department of Veterans Affairs predicts that by 2020, women veterans will make up about 11 percent of the veteran population.
On Wednesday, June 12, a proclamation declared this date as Louisiana Women Veterans Day.
Today, there are over 214,000 women who serve, with 14.6 percent being in active-duty military positions. In Louisiana, we have approximately 28,737 female veterans living among us.
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