Carol Whitmore, National Commander of the VFW

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Carol Whitmore, the first woman and Iowan to serve as National Commander of the VFW.

For this podcast we meet the current Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief, retired United States Army combat veteran Carol Whitmore. Her vast experience throughout her 36 years of service with the Army made her the ideal choice to lead the VFW. Commander Whitmore is the first woman to serve as National Commander, and the first Iowan to hold this post. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner Radio You c...

People in this episode

Host: Joe Muhlberger

Guest: Carol Whitmore

Topics covered

• Veterans Affairs
• Leadership
• Military Service
• Women in Leadership
• VFW

Keywords

• VFW
• Carol Whitmore
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• military leadership
• women veterans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Veterans of Foreign Wars, United States Army

Places: Iowa

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