Battling the Storm Within

Thursday, June 11, 2015

When G.I. Jane comes home

 
Since 9/11, more than 200,000 women have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and more than 160 women have died in service to their country. Women have fought on the front lines as combat pilots and military police platoon leaders. They have received Silver Stars and Bronze Stars for Valor. Some have even joined special operations forces on combat missions.
Yet when people think of veterans, they rarely think of women.

Read more....

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0611-lemmon-female-vets-20150611-story.html

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www.battlingthestormwithin.com

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