WomenInCombat

Women in Combat: GI Jane Goes to Iraq and Afghanistan

Given the ever-shifting measures of success regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's heartening to know that one major battle is being won, decisively. Monday's New York Times reports that the fight to integrate female soldiers into combat zones -- in this case, the front lines of battle in the Mideast – has been won. Handily. The combat in Iraq and Afghanistan marks the first time that "tens of thousands of American military women have lived, worked and fought with men for prolonged periods . . . They have changed the way the United States military goes to war. They have ...

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