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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