Jessie Medvan on International Women’s Day

Below is the transcript of VFP Board member, Jessie Medvan’s speech on International Women’s Day, 2017.

My name is Jessie Medvan, I’m the president of Veterans for Peace chapter 47 of Western Pa. I served in the National Guard for 6 years and from 2004 to 2005 was stationed in Taji, Iraq. I want to tell you about what life is like for female veterans and what I feel is the ultimate cause of our suffering. I begin with a story of horrible injustice.
— Read on www.veteransforpeace.org/who-we-are/member-highlights/2019/03/08/jessie-medvan-international-womens-day