In her debut book, In a Heartbeat – Military Women: WWII to Present, Hughes features 113 women veterans serving in all of the U.S. military branches from WWII to more recent times, weaving a memorable story through moving photos and quotes.

“We must do more to increase awareness of our women veterans’ place in history,” said Hughes, inspired to write this book by her mother’s WWII service. “Women, since the beginning of their military service, volunteered to serve on the land, at sea, and in the air. They served in dangerous places, came home wounded and died in defense of the truths we knew at the time of their service. This book is my effort to place women veterans’ service front and center.”

Hughes recognizes the sacrifices of women serving in various roles, including across the Pacific, European, and North Africa theaters during WWII, helicopter pilots serving on the front lines today, and immigrants who chose military service as a means to say thank you to the United States.

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