Tompkins County Veterans Committee

11/15/2025

10/16/2025

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10/15/2025

U.S. Navy Captain Winifred Quick Collins was instrumental in helping women advance in the military and in the civilian world.

In 1935 Collins got a job as the Personnel Manager of Brunswig Drug Corporation. Here, she did not hesitate to recommend a number of changes to the President of the company, including suggesting that employees be paid according to their performance and job type, regardless of gender. Less than a decade later and after commissioning as an officer in the Navy, it was Collins who was tasked to demobilize the WAVES of WWII and spearhead their reintroduction into civilian life. For this, she was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Then, in 1946, Collins helped plan the eventual inclusion of females into the Navy, leading ultimately to the 1948 Women’s Armed Forces Integration Act.

We honor her service.

Learn more about Winifred Quick Collins:
https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/winifred-quick.../

10/15/2025

✨ What a day at the Military Women’s Memorial!

We were elated to welcome the Buffalo-Niagara All Women’s Honor Flight to their Memorial today. The weather may have been a little dreary, but every moment of this visit was pure sunshine. 💙

It’s always a privilege to host Honor Flights, but welcoming an all-women flight is something truly extraordinary. To honor these remarkable veterans, show them their Memorial, and ensure their stories of service are forever at the center of our Nation’s history—there’s nothing more meaningful.

Today, alongside the Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight Team, we were proud to help these women take their rightful place in history.

Thank you, Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight, for making this unforgettable day possible. ✨

10/07/2025

Every woman that has ever served in the American military has volunteered to do so, but their profound accomplishments have been largely ignored… until now.

Join us on November 12th at 4pm PT for a free virtual screening of Unsung Heroes: The Story of America’s Female Patriots. Through rare photographs, archival materials, and on-camera interviews, this documentary highlights the heroic sacrifices of women that served.

It is a story of all guts and no glory and how the price of liberty is relevant to all Americans.

Save your spot here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/eookvagcxqBTYeZqSe6pZQ

09/28/2025