LaRita Aragon 12/20/2010
Description
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Dale, Oklahoma. She became the first woman to hold the rank of Brigadier General in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and the first female commander of the Air National Guard. Before her military career she was an elementary school teacher and principal. After retirement from the military in she returned to education and served as Director of Advanced Programs at the University of Oklahoma's College of Continuing Education. Since January 2011 she has served as Secretary for Veterans Affairs for the State of Oklahoma under Governor Mary Fallin. She is the first female to hold this position. She was inducted in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2009.
| Date(s) | 12/20/2010 |
| Call Number | HOF_028 |
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| Interviewee(s) | LaRita Aragon |
| Interviewer(s) | Juliana Nykolaiszyn |