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Female Soldiers Sue For The Right To Fight On The Front Lines

Two female soldiers filed a lawsuit yesterday arguing that they have the constitutional right to fight on the front lines in combat. U.S. Army reservists Jane Baldwin and Ellen Haring say that the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection if the law ensures that they cannot be discriminated against when it comes to combat duty. The [...]
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Female Medic Earns Silver Star

US Politics / Liberal : Drudge Retort Weblog (5 years ago)

A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second female soldier since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor. Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown save... Read Post

Army Cutting Length of Combat Tours

US Politics / Liberal : Drudge Retort Weblog (5 years ago)

The Bush administration plans to announce next week that U.S. soldiers' combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months. Read Post

Atheist Soldier: 'Army Punished Me'

US Politics / Liberal : Drudge Retort Weblog (5 years ago)

A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist. Read Post


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