Sharing a weight

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 25, 2000| Author: MARK JOHNSON | Copyright information

Sharing a weight

Ladies Auxiliary of VFW takes on homefront burdens

By MARK JOHNSON

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Friday, August 25, 2000

The focus was on the men this convention week just as it was in World War II and Korea and Vietnam, just as it always seems to be when war is the subject.

But Rosie the Riveter came to Milwaukee, too, staying in the background, her familiar place.

In wartime, she's always been there, keeping the production lin...

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