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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shows photos of his father serving during World War II to a group of Rosie the Riveters at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014, the last day of Women’s History Month. Hagel told the women, who volunteered as welders, electricians and draftsmen during the war, that they should be proud of the strong example they set for women in the following generations.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shows photos of his father serving during World War II to a group of Rosie the Riveters at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014, the last day of Women’s History Month. Hagel told the women, who volunteered as welders, electricians and draftsmen during the war, that they should be proud of the strong example they set for women in the following generations.

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