WELL DESERVED – AT 11:58 A.M. ET:  Occasionally President Obama does something right.  It may be an accident, but it's still right.  From CNN:

(CNN) Women who served as pilots during World War II finally can be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, thanks to bipartisan efforts.

President Barack Obama signed a bill into law allowing the ashes of woman who flew in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program (WASP) to be laid to rest at the military cemetery.

For Tiffany Miller, who launched an online petition last year to have her grandmother Danforth Harmon's ashes allowed into Arlington, the recent news has been overwhelming.

"It was her last wish to be in Arlington. We haven't been able to hold a funeral for her because we wanted to honor that wish," the 37-year-old told CNN.

Harmon's grandmother was fresh out of college when she joined the WASP program in 1944, flying with male pilots who needed to go through instrument training. The 22-year-old was in the program for less than a year before it was dismantled, but the experience had a lasting impact, Miller said.

These original fly girls flew countless U.S. Army Air Forces planes for noncombat missions during the war in order to free up their male counterparts for combat. Between 1942 and 1944, they flew more than 60 million miles in bombers, transports and trainer aircraft.

COMMENT:  I'm always glad to see military women recognized for the contributions they make, and have made.  I visit Arlington whenever I can, while in Washington.  Every American should visit.  And now these female World War II pilots will receive the recognition they deserve. 

May 22, 2016