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June 12 marks Women Veterans Recognition Day, the anniversary of President Harry Truman signing the Women's Armed Services Integration Act in 1948. That law did something radical for its time: it allowed women to serve as permanent, regular members of the United States Armed Forces, not just as nurses or wartime auxiliaries, but as full-fledged service members earning their place alongside the men who wore the uniform.