Women in armed forces saluted - Helen Thomas

[TacticalPeek]

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Women in armed forces saluted

By HELEN THOMAS
HEARST NEWSPAPERS

WASHINGTON -- Women in uniform are doing their share in the Iraqi and Afghanistan war zones -- and taking their hits.

A Pentagon spokesman said that 23,409 women were deployed in the two countries in support of U.S. operations as of last Dec. 31.

A total of 31 servicewomen have given their lives, and 254 women have been wounded in those theaters of action.

Women in uniform are bravely taking their chances. They are not fighting on the ground, but they fly planes for the Air Force and Apache helicopters for the Army. Women have helped in all previous wars. Even Gen. George Washington called for women nurses to assist doctors in the Revolutionary War. The Army officially established a nursing corps in 1901.


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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. And that is a hell of a sulte

"TEEEEN----------HUT!"

At ease....

[Clark2008]

2. I've never been so proud

and so upset at their treatment.

I could wax poetic - but I wont.

Thank you women of our armed services - you ladies rock the hell outta the house!!

[Kurovski]

3. I hope Helen Thomas has started a trend

of acknowledging our female troops.

I still hear people saying "our boys", "our men", when discussing Afghanistan and Iraq.

I caught myself saying it last week.