Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died.

Tho' women's minds, like winter winds ... For a' that, an' a' that, An' twice as meikle's a' that, My dearest bluid to do them guid, They're welcome till't for a' that. Great love I bear to ...

Initially assigned to the My Tho hospital in 1949 ... continue her career as a medical officer and championed the role of women in the military, paving the way for their greater inclusion.