On March 3, 2024, an event called the "Shiro event" was held at VFW 486 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Hosted by Jacob K of FRGRTV, the event aimed to highlight and honor women in the armed forces during Women's History Month. Kim, an organizer, explained that "Shiro" is a term used to recognize female veterans, acknowledging that women have served the country since World War I but have often gone unnoticed or felt embarrassed to share their service. She expressed a desire to hold a large event like this every month in March. The director of the Veteran Center in Fall River emphasized the personal importance of the event, noting that other organizations often fail to adequately recognize women veterans, as the term "veteran" is typically associated with the male population. The event served as a way for the Fall River Veteran Center to honor the sacrifices made by women. It also provided a vital opportunity for women veterans to connect with each other and share their unique stories, which the director stated deserve to be told just like any other veteran's story.
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hello all I'm Jacob K here with f frgtv today we came down to VFW 486 to check out the shirro event highlighting women in the armed forces for women's history month now Kim what is this event this event is our Shiro event which all those who don't know what a Shiro is we honor our female veterans so instead of calling them a hero we call them shirros obviously cuz they're women this means
0:32so much to me um we have women who have been serving our country since World War I that they've gone so unnoticed that now we're finally starting to see more of them not be as shy or embarrassed to say that they served our country I believe that any of our women who served by choice should be honored oh I'd like to do um a large one like this every month March since it is women history
1:01month for me personally this is really important uh I'm the director over uh on the veteran Center and seeing that other organizations they don't really recognize the women as much as they should have you know uh when you think of a a veteran it always goes to the male population so this is our small way you know here we are the small little Center here in fall river that we can
1:28recognize the women that have sacrificed so much for us my stories are completely different from their stories and I can't interject myself in what they went through in the military so this gives them the opportunity to be with other women veterans that have done the same thing and their story obviously deserves to be told just like any other story I was your host Jacob kareah today
1:53thank you for joining us at VFW 486 checking out the shirro event for women's History Month and thanking all for their service especially women