(CNN) Women who served as pilots during World War II finally can be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, thanks to bipartisan efforts. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law allowing the ashes of woman who flew in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program (WASP) to be laid to rest at the military cemetery. For Tiffany Miller, who launched an online petition last year to have her grandmother Danforth Harmon's ashes allowed into Arlington, the recent news has been overwhelming. "It was her last wish to be in Arlington. We haven't been able to hold a funeral for her because we wanted to honor that wish," the 37-year-old told CNN.President Obama signed a measure allowing WWII female pilots to be buried at Arlington National CemeteryIn 2015, those in the WASP program were deemed ineligible to be buried at the Army-operated cemetery
More than 1,000 women were a part of the _ program; 38 of those pilots lost their lives while serving their country.