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American Veteran: Fort Wayne, IN WASP in WWII

This is an Access Fort Wayne production, headquartered at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. The interview is from a program called "The American Veteran" which is produced and hosted by Dale Parish. Dale is a Korean War veteran and his co-host was Lynn Shady, also a Korean War veteran. Their guest was Marty Wyall, one of the last Women Air Service Pilots to be trained during WWII and a local resident for many years. Marty talks about their training, experiences and how it took 60 years for these brave women to be recognized for their service. Program length is 29:12.

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For more information about the WASPs, go to WingsAcrossAmerica.org.

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