Sunday, March 6, 2011

More Support For Allowing Women In Combat



Military Panel Wants Women Allowed in Close-Combat Units -- ABC News

Pentagon Study Paves Way for Gender Equality in Military Career Paths

Army Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester didn't think twice when a group of Iraqi insurgents ambushed her convoy outside Baghdad five years ago. She scrambled to the side of the road, grabbed her rifle and grenades and unleashed an assault to help fend off the attack.

"When we first started taking fire, I just looked to the right and saw seven or eight guys shooting back at us. Muzzle flashes," said Hester, a military police officer with the Kentucky National Guard

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My Comment: Another sobering report on women in combat.

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