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Purveyor

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Tue Mar 22, 2016, 02:03 PM Mar 2016

Seven Decades After Their "We Can Do It" Attitude, 'Rosie The Riveters' To Be Honored With Flight



WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven decades after their "we can do it" attitude proved invaluable to the Allied victory in World War II, about 30 "Rosie the Riveters" were honored Tuesday with a visit to Washington.

Wearing honor flight red cardigans, the women - now in their 80s and 90s - who did work toward the war effort left the Detroit area Tuesday morning for the nation's capital. There they posed for group photos with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, had lunch at a Library of Congress building and later planned to check out the National World War II Memorial.

"You incredible women are such an inspiration," U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan told the women during the luncheon at the James Madison Memorial Building. "You opened the doors wider for (women)," Dingell said.

Helen Kushnir of Dearborn said she felt "like queen for the day" after volunteers took a formal photo of her before she boarded the plane.

"They have those signs: 'We can do it.' They should say: 'We did it,'" Kushnir said.

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Seven Decades After Their "We Can Do It" Attitude, 'Rosie The Riveters' To Be Honored With Flight (Original Post) Purveyor Mar 2016 OP
We lost our Rosie in Taylor, Michigan. She worked at the Willow run assembly. Festivito Mar 2016 #1

Festivito

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1. We lost our Rosie in Taylor, Michigan. She worked at the Willow run assembly.
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 03:40 PM
Mar 2016

But, I do not think she was riveting. I take that back. She was quite the looker in her day. We lost her last year.

She ran off with the circus in her youth.

One of many who struck a blow against the good old boys club in a time of need.

Hats off to all the Rosies. Salute!

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