Public Information

Name

Forsberg, Gabriel Maria (Gabe)

Class

2026

Biography

Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1955, Gabriel “Gabe” Forsberg served in the Army and Air National Guard. She worked for the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services as a strategic planner and Women Veterans Coordinator, organizing military and women veterans’ conferences and helping establish the Military Family Relief Fund and Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. Gabe volunteered more than 25,000 hours with veteran organizations, including the Women’s Army Corps Saguaro Chapter 68, now known as Army Women United; VFW Auxiliary Post 1433; Jewish War Veterans Post 169; and the Maricopa County StandDown, where she established the women’s section. She also volunteered with Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Phoenix VA Medical Center. In 2017, the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society presented Gabe with the first and only Copper Feather Award.