Coward Afghan men hide behind children to take on female Marines

For female Marines, tea comes with bullets in Afghanistan

By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Published: October 2, 2010

They expected tea, not firefights. But the female Marines and their patrol were shot at one day, a burst of Kalashnikov rifle fire from a nearby compound. The group hit the ground, crawled into a ditch and aimed its guns across the fields of cotton and corn. In their sights they saw the source of the blast: an Afghan man who had shot aimlessly from behind a mud wall, shielded by a half-dozen children.

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There’s no such thing as a female Marine

A Marine by any other name ...

Tampa Military Headlines Examiner
M Jessie Barczak

"There’s no such thing as a female Marine” said Lance Cpl. Jordan Herald of Chenoa, Ill. “We do the same things, so there’s no reason to classify us any different.” Cpl. Herald was reacting to the publishing of a photograph of four women Marines at an Afghanistan patrol base, resting with their guns and helmets propped up against the dugout. Two of the Marines were snacking and one was tending to her bare left foot.

The four Marines appeared in a photo snapped by David Furst of Getty Images, in The New York Times’ front page above the fold. The fact that the caption made no mention of the Marines’ gender bothered Lory Manning, a retired Navy captain. “Isn’t it amazing? It’s just four Marines in a dugout. And nobody’s pointing out that it’s four female Marines,” said Manning in the St. Petersburg Times. Manning is the Director of the Women in the Military Project at the Women’s Research and Education Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Female Marine Leads Platoon, Inspires Others

Female Marine Leads Platoon, Inspires Others
2nd Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington
Date: 03.26.2010
Posted: 03.26.2010 05:24

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Sgt. Tanell Nedd is one of the busiest non-commissioned officers working in the 2nd Marine Logistics Group these days. While she directs and mentors her platoon of young Marines, she is also preparing them for a grueling future deployment to Afghanistan.

Nedd, a tactical switch operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd MLG, is the platoon sergeant for the S-6 Communications shop. On the surface, she looks like the average hotshot platoon sergeant; slim physical appearance, confident and sharply clad in her camouflage uniform.
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Female veterans road home dotted with difficulty

The Girls Come Marching Home
In The Girls Come Marching Home, Author Kirsten Holmstedt tackles controversial issues head-on, from racism, sexual harassment, and drugs to the difficulties of getting treatment from the Veterans Administration. Capturing these women's unique voices, Holmsted lets them speak for themselves about their trials and tribulations, their hopes and dreams, their frustrations and achievements. Even as the Iraq War dies down, these stories will resonate for years to come.
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Female veterans' road home dotted with difficultyBy Jeanette Steele
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
2:00 a.m. September 22, 2009


Since 2001, U.S. women went marching into war in ways never seen before. Serving in foreign lands, they frisked people at checkpoints, searched for bombs, drove trucks while under fire and emptied their weapons against their enemies.

More than 225,350 female service members have been deployed for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, representing 11 percent of the total number of U.S. troops.

At least 765 of them have been killed or wounded since 2001, mostly in Iraq. Some are household names, such as Jessica Lynch, who was a 19-year-old Army supply clerk when she was captured in Iraq in March 2003. Lynch's subsequent rescue received widespread media coverage.

Most of the women marched home quietly and are trying to remake their lives, battle scars and all. The wounds are physical, mental and emotional.

Marine Sgt. Shannon Evans, a military policewoman, still deals with traumatic memories after being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Navy Cmdr. Lenora Langlais, a surgical nurse wounded when bombs hit her base in Iraq, has tried to remain stoic despite grappling with her own wartime horrors.

These women are among four San Diego County residents profiled in a new book about the battlefield and homecoming experiences of female warriors.
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