NABMW Biennial Reunions
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REUNION/CONVENTION HISTORY
A group of women (our founders) who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars met in Hampton, Virginia in 1976. They had such a wonderful time meeting new and old sister soldiers that they decided to locate and invite other former service women to a first formal reunion that was held in Dallas, Texas in 1978. The group was called "The Black WAAC, WAC, Women in Service". Ever since, the group has held Biennial reunions. To insure that all women in all services were invited to join it was decided at the 1974 Biennial reunion to have the group officially chartered. In 1997 group was chartered under the new name of "The National Association of Black Military Women (formerly the Black WAAC. WAC, Women in the Service)". The Membership voted to change from Reunion to Convention at the 2014 Phoenix Reunion. This is meant to convey the work the chapters are doing in their communities without diminishing our dedication to camaraderie.
LOCATIONS
Hampton Virginia (1976) .....................
Dallas, Texas (1978) .............................
Los Angeles, California (1980) ............
Detroit, Michigan (1982) ......................
Atlanta, Georgia (1984)P .....................
Washington, D.C. (1986) ......................
New York City, New York (1988) ..........
Fort McClellan, Alabama (1990) .........
Orlando, Florida (1992) .......................
San Antonio, Texas (1994) ...................
San Francisco, California (1996) .........
Atlanta, Georgia (1998) ........................
Chicago, Illinois (2000) .........................
Norfolk, Virginia (2002) ........................
Ft. Des Moines, Iowa (2004) .................
Kansas City, Kansas (2006) ..................
Las Vegas, Nevada (2008) ....................
Savannah, Georgia (2010) ..................
Charleston, South Carolina (2012) .....
Phoenix, Arizona (2014) ......................
New York City, NY (2016) ......................
Atlanta, GA (2018) .................................
San Antonio, TX (2020) .........................
San Antonio, TX (2022)..........................
THEMES
Lest We Forgot
Under Peaceful Skies
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Spanning The Decades
Pioneers! O Pioneers!
On The Leading Edge Of Change
We Are One
Mini Reunion
Keep The Heritage Alive
We Were There, We Are Here and We Are Going On
Visions Of The Past, Present and Future
"To Tell Herstory" and Tell It We Will
"Women Warriors" Sacrificing To Serve
"Sentimental Journey" (Back Home To Hampton Roads)
"Standing On Their Shoulders", (We Could Not Have/Would Not Have Done It Without Them)
Women Warriors
Nothing More To Prove
Yes We Have, Yes We Can, Yes We Will
We Are The Future That Began Yesterday
One Step at a Time, One Story at a Time, One Success at a Time
Black Military Women Rock
"Unsung, Undaunted, Yet Undeterred" (See Photos)
"Blazing Trails For The Future"
CANCELLED Due to Pandemic