Butler VA to host Women Veterans Retreat Day June 8

The event is open to women Veterans and their families, but all Veterans are welcome.  The picnic style event will feature activities for the family to include interaction with some of the animals on the farm.  Butler VA staff will be present to provide information on VA services to include Women Veterans program, eligibility and enrollment, PACT Act, toxic exposure, health and wellness, suicide prevention, whole health, and much more.  

“We wanted to provide an opportunity for our women Veterans to connect with their families and with other Veterans,” comments Rebecca Brown, Women Veterans Program Manager. “But more importantly, it is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the service, contributions, and sacrifices of our women Veterans.”

Women Veterans Day, also referred to as Women Veterans Recognition Day and Women Veterans Appreciation Day, is the anniversary of the day the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act (pub.L. 80–625, 62 Stat. 356) was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948. Prior to then, only women nurses could serve in the regular and reserve forces during peacetime.  Women Veterans Day is not a separate day for women Veterans, it is a tribute to a groundbreaking day when women were acknowledged as essential to the war efforts and could serve in the regular armed forces.

J and J Farms Animal Sanctuary is a vetted and approved Butler VA Veterans Community Partner (VCP) offering volunteer opportunities and event discounts to Veterans. 

For more information about the Women Veterans Retreat Day, please call 878-271-6989. 

Paula McCarl, Public Affairs Officer

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