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Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Holly Prafke, co-chair of the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event, speaks to guests at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

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Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

25 Oct 2016 | Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

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Navy Capt. Angela Nimmo gives her speech as the guest speaker for the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women, and Nimmo is the commanding officer for the MCAS Cherry Point Naval Health Clinic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Bee Mayo, co-chair of the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event, speaks to guests at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Attendees of the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event applaud their service song as it plays at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

A Navy color guard presents the national colors at the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Holly Prafke, co-chair of the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event, presents the prisoner of war/missing in action table at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

A Navy color guard presents the national colors at the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Attendees of the 2016 Salute to Women of the Military event mingle at the Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. In 1987, Bee Mayo and Jean Nelson first discussed the idea of recognizing contributions made by women in the military. Today, that legacy lives on in the Eastern North Carolina area through the Salute to Women of the Military. The event continues to identify women as a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Women from all branches of the military who served in the past or are currently serving came to support the occasion. Mayo is a board member of the Craven County Council on Women, and Nelson is the regional director for the NC Council for Women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)

Havelock community commemorates women’s military contributions

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

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