Women troops have served in unprecedented roles in Iraq and Afghanistan – and, now that they’re coming home, are telling their stories.
That may not be obvious to all (see this review and this op-ed), but there’s an increasingly impressive body of work that pays high honor to the many female officers and enlisted troops from all branches of service and a wide variety of backgrounds who have served.
Want to learn more? Here’s a short list to get you started:
- Hesitation Kills by Jane Blair details her experience as a female marine officer in Iraq.
- Heidi Kraft tells the lessons she learned as a Naval officer working in a combat hospital in Rule Number Two.