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Thank
you to all who attended and suported the 2nd Women
Veterans Conference on Saturday, October 20, 2007
in Ashville, Ohio. Our next conference will be
held in the spring of 2009, we will be providing
updated information as it becomes available.
Below
are some photos of another successful conference.
Please enjoy.
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| Maria
Durant, anchor for WSYX-TV, Columbus, Ohio emcee the
conference |
Senator
Teresa Fedor, Minority Leader in the Ohio Senate, 11th
District gave the opening remarks
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| Kathleen
Chard, Ph.D., Director of the Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) and Anxiety Disorders Division at Cincinnati
Veterans Administration Medical Center gave a presentation
on the treatment of women with PTSD. She is nationally
known for her work with PTSD and was instrumental in
opening a residential treatment program for women veterans
in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
Colonel
Nancy August, guest speaker from the 180th Fighter Wing,
Ohio Air National Guard, in Toledo, Ohio provided the
audience with her personal experience of serving in
the military. |
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Our
keynote speaker was Colonel Rhonda Cornum, Ph.D., M.D.
and former Prisoner of War. She inspired the audience
with her personal story of the many challenges and obstacles
she faced but continued to strived forward with a positive
attitude. |
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attendees enjoyed lunch and time to converse with the
other women veterans. |
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auditorium was packed with women from all branches,
all eras. Ages ranged from 25 to 95 and as far a way
as Arizona. |
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| Rebecca
Lee, Chair for the Women Advisory Committee on Women
Veterans provided the closing remarks and thanked all
the attendees. |
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