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Patricia Collins Hughes, a World War II pilot who flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots, holds up a photo of a woman pilot she inspired at a reception to honor all1,102 of the pilots at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., March 9, 2010.

Patricia Collins Hughes, a World War II pilot who flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots, holds up a photo of a woman pilot she inspired at a reception to honor all1,102 of the pilots at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., March 9, 2010.

Patricia Collins Hughes, a World War II pilot who flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots, holds up a photo of a woman pilot she inspired at a reception to honor all1,102 of the pilots at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., March 9, 2010.

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