Within the veteran community, there are over 1.8 million women.
Posted on 08/14/2015 6:49:44 PM PDT by null and void
Within the veteran community, there are over 1.8 million women.
Some of those women are part of a pro-military organization called Pin Ups For Vets:
Veterans
Pin Ups For Vets is a non-profit that produces WWII-style pinup calendars every year. Proceeds from the calendar help to support our hospitalized veterans and deployed troops.
The women who are part of Pin Ups For Vets even go to the VA hospitals to hand deliver them.
Image Credit: Pin Ups For Vets
This year, their calendar features 12 female veterans.
Pin Up For Vets founder Gina Elise shared some of the images for the new calendar with IJReview.
U.S. Army veteran Cici:
Image Credit: Pin Ups For Vets
U.S. Marine veteran Donna:
Image Credit: Pin Ups For Vets
U.S. Marine veteran Chloe:
Image Credit: Pin Ups For Vets
U.S. Marine veteran Jennifer:
Image Credit: Pin Ups For Vets
We wanted to know what compels these women to trade in their camouflage and rifle for 1940s Americana and high heels. U.S. Marine veteran Jovane Marie told us:
“Not only does it serve as a fundraising tool to ensure that we can complete our mission, and bring joy to our troops, veterans and supporters worldwide – it also shows the diversity of the veteran community and proves that women veterans can be both beautiful AND tough. We can go to war AND pose as pinups. We don’t have to choose – we can be both! And I think that is a very important message.”She then shared a personal detail about how the organization has helped save her life:
“My own life has been touched in such a personal way through my involvement. As I said, we are a family. What you don’t see are the heartfelt conversations we have amongst each other about our joys and our struggles, and how fiercely protective of each other we are. I was recently diagnosed with PTS (post-traumatic stress), and went through a period of depression.According to the founder, Pin Ups For Vets has individually visited over 7,000 ill and injured veterans at their bedside in 54 VA Hospitals, military hospitals & state veterans’ homes in 29 states.My fellow ambassadors rallied around me, sharing their own personal experiences and how they managed to overcome, and Gina called or texted me almost everyday to check on me, even when I wouldn’t pick up the phone for days at a time. I do not exaggerate when I say that the love and support of these women saved my life. I am so grateful to be a part of an organization where not only am I helping to improve others’ lives, but my own is enhanced as well.”
Talk about an innovative and heartfelt way to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else than me.
I think the really tall one in purple in the top picture is Bruce Jenner.
Jennifer has a robust bust!
Hate to correct the boss, but the lyrics are “ Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else BUT me.” ... love songs from that era. ;-)
Women that look like women. Imagine that. I’m surprised Barry doesn’t ban them for not having a Tranny with them.
Feminists should be squealing like the pigs they are any day now.
Oops.
You read my mind.
Nice!
Very refreshing.
I thought someone else might notice that.
I’ve gone out with women of every race and persuasion. I’d chase those two Black girls around the block!
After Betty Grable, Noel Neill was the second most popular pinup during WW-II. She later became "Miss Lane" on Superman.
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I’ve seen some other pics from disabled female vets and they are incredible.
Wow!
“I’ll be seeing you in apple blossom time....”
Hmm? In looking over them, I can see that several of those women want me really badly.
He said: I want to make love to you badly.
She said: At least you don’t over-rate yourself!
All the ladies pictures except for Gina Elise, black skirt/cream blouse in 3rd pic, are veterans.
Great work they do.
“I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places...”
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