We Ladies are now in the FIGHT!!!!!

[OldDem2012]

56. You might want to read this 2011 article from the NY Times.....

For Soldiers, Death Sees No Gender Lines

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Servicewomen have died in all of America’s wars, but usually they were support personnel such as nurses and clerks. In Afghanistan, most women who have died were killed in combat situations, as Specialist Snyder was, despite the military’s official prohibition on women in combat jobs.

The same has been true in Iraq, where 111 female soldiers have died, according to data compiled by icasualties.org, an independent organization that tracks military fatalities. In both wars, 60 percent of those deaths are classified by the military as due to hostile acts.

According to icasualties.org, 45 servicewomen have now died in Afghanistan, mostly due to IED and hostile fire.