April 01, 2016

Women Veterans Gather to Swap Stories, Gain Experience

Featuring Michèle Flournoy

Source: Associated Press (ABC News)

Journalist Rebecca Santana

Air Force veteran Liz Skilbeck recently got a new license plate for her vehicle that identifies it as being driven by a female veteran. Before that, the license plate just identified it as being driven by a veteran, causing people to thank her husband for his service.

"It was 'Thanks for your support. What did your husband do?' And my husband didn't," Skilbeck said.

Read the full article on ABC News.

Authors

  • Michèle Flournoy

    Chair, CNAS Board of Directors, Co-founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors

    Michèle Flournoy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors, and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), w...