Heroes are American moms who go to battle daily, tirelessly. Some might only be iconic figures who come in all races, ages and traditions but who remain, in fact, American mothers who deserve to be called heroes.

We can rightly say that Rosie the Riveter, the “We can do it!” iconic figure of the United States, is the mom who pulled America through during World War II. Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee created the famous poster for the war effort to recruit women workers, boost their morale and keep production in America alive, while men were in the military. Rosie kept women working hard in factories as well as at home. Someone had to take care of the children too! Four decades later, she became the symbol of women’s empowerment and Feminist movement.

War moms

And from this iconic mom figure in World War II, we have the military moms, who are in their own right, heroes, especially in the last few years. These women have stood by their children’s decision to go to war to defend their country. But of course they would. That’s what a mom does. Whether she agrees with her child’s choice or not, she will be there for them and fight with and for them, even if this meansloss and the grief of knowing their child could be killed any minute. They wear their grief, uncertainty and bumper stickers “Support our troops,” as a badge

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Eliana Tardia with her two children.