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Women Warriors in Afghanistan
We’ve gathered a number of stories about women who are in the fight in Afghanistan. Some are Americans. Some are not. They all deserve a salute from us for their bravery and good work! Follow the link to the original story for more information. L/Cpl Turner was on a patrol close to Lashkar Gah, when she was called to help with an operation with 156 Provost Company attached to 16 Air Assault Brigade. “As we went down … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, Our Allies, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Women’s Medicine in Afghanistan
Big things are happening in a small clinic a few miles outside Camp Bastion- the kind of things that change the collective ideas of a group of people. At the Shorabak clinic, everything looks like business-as-usual, at first. People come in, many of them locals, get treated and leave a little healthier and hopefully a little better informed than when they came in. The facility itself isn’t anything out of the ordinary. The building belongs to the Afghan national army and is shared between a group of ANA medics and a small team of medics with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. Sit down and stay a while though and someone might see something that isn’t seen every day at military clinics, local females coming in for care. That’s because at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
