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Members of the Air Force Honor Guard begin to fold an American flag during burial services for World War II pilot Elaine Danforth Harmon, during burial services, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. It took an act of Congress, but Harmon was finally laid to rest on at Arlington National Cemetery, she died last year at age 95. She was one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a group of women who flew military aircraft on noncombat missions during World War II so that men were freed up for combat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Elaine Harmon, WWII WASP pilot, laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery: Report

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

Elaine Harmon and the Women Airforce Service Pilots were granted veteran status in 1977 and have been eligible for placement at Arlington Cemetery since 2002. But last year, then-Army Secretary John McHugh reversed course and ruled WASPs ineligible. Harmon's family and others are working to overturn that directive. (Associated Press photographs)

Female World War II pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

This Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), provided by the family, taken in the 1940s, shows Elaine Harmon. The ashes of World War II veteran Harmon are sitting in a closet in her daughter’s home, where they will remain until they can go where her family says is her rightful resting place: Arlington National Cemetery. Harmon was a pilot in World War II under a special program, Women Airforce Service Pilots, that flew noncombat missions to free up male pilots for combat. They were granted veteran status in 1977 and have been eligible for placement at Arlington Cemetery since 2002. But earlier this year, then-Army Secretary John McHugh reversed course and ruled WASPs ineligible. (Family photo via AP)

Female WWII pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press