So from the Washington Post, via Ray's Coffee Break:
Soldier Earns Silver Star for Her Role in Defeating AmbushFunny how she got about one millimeter of coverage as compared to the 10 miles Jessica Lynch got for wrecking a truck.
Friday, June 17, 2005; Page A21 Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester fought her way through an enemy ambush south of Baghdad, killing three insurgents with her M-4 rifle to save fellow soldiers' lives -- and yesterday became the first woman since World War II to win the Silver Star medal for valor in combat.
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You're exactly right. People want tot hear about some "chick" screwing up in the military, acknowledging a woman as a war hero, is still too difficult for too many. Sad.
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