Sumter Today: 3rd Annual Women Veterans Connect

Friday, June 12, was Women Veterans Recognition Day nationally, and Sumter County Veterans Affairs Office hosted its third-annual Sumter Women Veterans Connect event at Sumter County Courthouse in honor of the day. U.S. Navy veteran Selena Ruth Smith, who serves as a leader at Sumter Fire Department and in the community, was the guest speaker. The national recognition day recognizes and remembers the June 12, 1948, signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act by then-President Harry Truman that legally permitted women to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and all four military branches. City of Sumter, South Carolina Sumter County From Studio Sumter in Sumter, South Carolina. Copyright The Sumter Item.