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U.S. Reps. Barbara Mikulski, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Susan Davis hold hands as a show of support for the World War II women pilots who flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots during a ceremony to honor all 1,102 pilots with the Congressional Gold Medal at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010.

WOMEN TO WOMEN

U.S. Reps. Barbara Mikulski, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Susan Davis hold hands as a show of support for the World War II women pilots who flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots during a ceremony to honor all 1,102 pilots with the Congressional Gold Medal at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010.

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