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United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) Twentieth Anniversary Reception at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

WAC Director Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (center) cuts an anniversary cake with the assistance of Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (left) and General Barksdale Hamlett (right), Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army. The cake was served at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the Women's Army Corps, held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

United States Women's Army Corps Twentieth Anniversary Reception, Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret.); Colonel Westray B. Boyce Leslie (Ret.); Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey; Mrs. Elvis Stahr; and Secretary of the Army Elvis Stahr, Jr. The reception was held in Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

Colonel Westray B. Leslie (Ret) Greets Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr

Retired Colonel and Director of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) Westray B. Leslie (left) is introduced to the Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr (right) by current director of the WACs, Colonel Mary Louise Milligan (center), at the nineteenth Anniversary party for the founding of the WACs. The party was held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia. Others in the background are unidentified.