Margaret Brewer, First Woman Marine General, passed away at 82

Margaret Brewer, First Woman Marine General, Dead
Jan 08, 2013
Military.com
by Bryant Jordan

Retired Brig. Gen. Margaret A. Brewer, the first female general officer in the Marine Corps, died Jan. 2. She was 82.

"Throughout her three decades of service to our Corps and country, she truly led from the front and helped the Marine Corps integrate women more fully into the force,’ Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos said in a statement he put out Monday night.

“She served during an era when many thought that women had no place in the Corps, but she proved critics wrong time and again,” Amos said. “It's never easy being the first, but she was both the first female general officer and the first Director of Public Affairs and met the challenges and responsibilities of each with professionalism and grace.”

Brewer was serving as the director when she retired in 1980.
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