{"product_id":"final-flight-final-fight-my-grandmother-the-wasp-and-arlington-national-cemetery-by-erin-miller-hardcover","title":"Final Flight Final Fight: My Grandmother, the Wasp, and Arlington National Cemetery by Erin Miller (Hardcover)","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"iframeContent\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Arlington National Cemetery  refused to accept my grandmother's last request to be laid to rest  there, I refused to let her legacy as a veteran die along with her. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy  grandmother, Elaine Danforth Harmon, flew as a pilot with the Women  Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II. Despite being part of  the first group of women to fly for the United States Army, the WASP  remained officially unrecognized as members of the military due to  discriminatory thinking about gender on Capitol Hill and beyond. \u003cem\u003eWomen flying planes? Too progressive for the World War II era. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen  I was young, I thought of my grandmother's trips to accept awards, or  to visit the White House, or to give lectures about her time in the  service, as her hobby. I knew what she had done and I knew that in the  1970s they had lobbied Congress to get the veterans' status they had  been denied during the war. From that point on, my grandmother shared  her story of service with the WASP during World War II with anyone who  would listen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut it was not until after she died that I fully  understood why she had spent so many years talking about her service  with the WASP. My grandmother's last request was to be laid to rest at  Arlington National Cemetery. Our family was surprised when the United  States Army, which managed the cemetery, denied that the WASP, and  therefore my grandmother, were eligible for placement in the cemetery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Army said 'no' to the wrong family. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI  led our family's campaign on behalf of my grandmother, and all the  women of the WASP, across social media, traditional news outlets, and to  Capitol Hill to fight for their equal recognition at one of the  nation's most well-known cemeteries. My grandmother's final fight came  after her final flight - but I was honored to follow in her footsteps to  ensure her legacy would not be forgotten. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Final Flight Final Fight: My Grandmother, the Wasp, and Arlington National Cemetery by Erin Miller (Hardcover)","offer_id":46190532788482,"sku":"FFFF-HC","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/7364\/8898\/files\/1155720__14322.png?v=1749066693","url":"https:\/\/rocketairshop.com\/products\/final-flight-final-fight-my-grandmother-the-wasp-and-arlington-national-cemetery-by-erin-miller-hardcover","provider":"Rocket Air","version":"1.0","type":"link"}