GI Jane, stealthily but slowly, breaks the combat barrier

By Lizette Alvarez / The Bulletin
August 16, 2009

Before 2001, America's military women had rarely seen ground combat.

Their jobs kept them mostly away from enemy lines, as military policy dictates. But the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, often fought in marketplaces and alleyways, have changed that. In both countries, women repeatedly have proved....

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