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Colonel Kristen Wood urges women veterans to 'tell your story' at Okaloosa County ceremony
Summary
At a Women's Veterans Day recognition in Okaloosa County, Colonel Kristen Wood encouraged women veterans to record and share their personal histories, warned about recent removals of veteran stories from public access, and asked attendees to use shared experiences to tackle complex problems.
Colonel Kristen Wood urged women veterans to share their personal histories and to use those stories to build teams and solve community problems during a Women's Veterans Day recognition ceremony in Okaloosa County.
"The views I'm about to express this morning are purely my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of US Air Force, the DOD, or the US government," Wood said at the start of her remarks, then pressed attendees: "Tell your story. Someone wants to hear your story."
Wood said she accepted the invitation to speak after Commissioner Kechel pushed for a memorial that "tells the stories of women veterans from as far back as 1776," and…
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