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It is so nice to see support for this here at Fort Bliss.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruby, whose husband is assigned to the 1st Armored Division, said she offered to take photos of nursing mothers to decorate the nursing room in the division headquarters building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room, called the Butterfly Room, is &#8220;dedicated strictly for moms who are nursing and pumping,&#8221; Ruby told Army Times in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has a microwave and a fridge, and it gives soldiers a dedicated and clean space to nurse or pump, Ruby said, adding that such amenities didn&#8217;t exist when she served in uniform from 1997 to 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I told them I&#8217;d donate pictures on the wall of newborn babies, let&#8217;s make [the room] a little warmer and sunnier,&#8221; Ruby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Ruby worked with others to get the project together, the idea was born to include on the walls a photo of a uniformed soldier nursing her child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A call went out on Facebook, and &#8220;we got a huge response,&#8221; Ruby said, so the team decided to go ahead with the individual photos but also include a group shot of all the volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruby and her team got permission from Fort Bliss leaders after some soldiers expressed concern about potentially violating Army policy or regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no regulation against it, but we still wanted to make sure public affairs knew because I knew once this goes online, we&#8217;d get some feedback,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Fort Bliss spokesman would only say that &#8220;mothers in uniform volunteered to participate in the photo, which was taken with the intent to be enlarged and posted as a wall decoration in facilities with breastfeeding rooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When everything fell into place, the soldiers gathered on the installation&#8217;s main parade field after work on Thursday for the photo shoot, Ruby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My intent is to show unity between the women and their children,&#8221; Ruby said. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t about an individual soldier. 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The women, from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, violated a policy that forbids military members from using the uniform to further a cause, promote a product or imply an endorsement, a spokesman said at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the photo, the women were breastfeeding their children in unbuttoned airman battle uniforms. One of the airmen, the mother of then-10-month-old twin girls, was pictured with her T-shirt pushed above her bared chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army, for its part, has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/story\/military\/careers\/army\/2015\/07\/14\/army-reviews-breastfeeding-policy\/30133361\/\">reviewing its policy<\/a> regarding nursing mothers after a lawmaker pushed legislation that would require the service to develop a comprehensive policy on breastfeeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. 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