For women, the military is a calling that takes a good sense of humor, toughness and patriotism

Air Force veteran Linda Aldrich poses for a portrait at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday. Aldrich served almost 30 years in the Air Force.
Graeme Jennings, special to the gazette

Col (Ret) Linda Aldrich, Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Coordinator, past Colorado AFA State President, and prominent Sijan Chapter member, was recently featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette. 

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One of the first female missileers, retired Col. Linda Aldrich, was 30 when she decided to call a recruiter to ask about joining the Air Force. He thought it was a prank call and then he told her: “Lady, it would take a four-star general before I would waste time talking to you,” she recalled.

So Aldrich went out and found a four-star general.  Read the full article.

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