U.S. Army poster helped push Fountain Valley woman to be 1st female to lead an Army Infantry Division
U.S. Army poster helped push Fountain Valley woman to be 1st female to lead an Army Infantry Division
- June 13, 2019
- Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in the Orange County Register, June 13, 2019
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Laura Yeager was a student at UC Irvine, running out of money, when she saw a U.S.
Army poster on a bulletin board in a hallway advertising $100 monthly stipends and
a possibility for scholarships. … Yeager, a decorated Black Hawk helicopter pilot
who flew aeromedical evacuations in Iraq, this month will become the first female
in history to lead a U.S. Army Infantry Division.
For the full story, please visit https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/13/u-s-army-poster-helped-push-fountain-valley-woman-to-be-1st-female-to-lead-an-army-infantry-division/.
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