New statue in Sprague honors female combat soldiers

SPRAGUE -- A statue seven years in the making was unveiled in Sprague on Veterans Day.
“From way back, I have been… let’s get the women some recognition for anything and everything they did,” says 93-year-old Elizabeth Yeznach of Gales Ferry.
Elizabeth joined World War II in 1943 as a Cadet Nurse. 74 years after World War II, women are being recognized for all of the work they do in the military. The American Legion unveiled a statue of a female combat soldier kneeling