Day 9 : Veterans Day - 12 Days of GIS
Day 9 : Veterans Day - 12 Days of GIS
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
- Elmer Davis
11th November is a day dedicated to appreciating and honoring all who served in the United States military. Today we showcase one such story of Mary Edwards Walker, the first and only female Medal of Honor recipient.
Born in Oswego, New York in 1832 to a family of iconoclastic egalitarians, Walker was the second woman to graduate from medical school in the United States and founded her own medical practice shortly upon graduating. Soon after, however, the Civil War started, and Walker—a staunch abolitionist—volunteered for the Union Army as a nurse, eventually becoming the US Army’s first female surgeon. After four years of battlefront service, Dr. Mary Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States of America’s highest military honor.
See Esri's Story Map on Mary Edwards Walker.
To all the veterans...
Thank you for your service, bravery, and sacrifice!
And don’t forget the GIS-themed Wordle of the day
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