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Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Iraq, MediaNo tolerance for sex assaults, Kent says MarineCorpsTimes.com ~ With reported sex assaults in the Marine Corps up 40 percent since 2007, top service officials have ordered a crackdown to stop all forms of … Women At Arms: In Their Own Words NYTimes.com ~ A great Listen for the changing role of military women Women at Arms
We Will Remember Them…in Support of Help for our Heroes
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Iraq, MilitaryIn the spirit of “We Are The World”, a great new support the troops song was recorded at Abbey Road studio in November 2009. Take a listen: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ektQbe-dOU] Posted via email from Women Marines Association
USMC Women
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You Joined What?
Posted in: Family, Training, USMCDid your parents utter those words when you joined the Marine Corps? Mine did, but back in the 1970s, they were pretty much kept in the dark about what was going on at boot camp unless I wrote and told them. Now, there’s a website for Marine parents to connect, share and compare notes with each
Have a Very Happy Holiday!
Posted in: WMA[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_YmgrkxZTk&hl=en&fs=1] Posted via web from Women Marines Association
Marines participate in 1st all-female jungle survival course
Posted in: Training[wpvideo R3L8wZoG] Female Marines participated in the first-ever all-female jungle survival course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa. Cpl. Amber Watson reports. 22Dec 2009 Psted via email from Women Marines Association
Women Marines: U.S. Employs Secret Weapon in …
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Posted in: Conflicts, Iraq, MediaBionic Arm Restores Touch for Female Marine Who Lost Her Arm … HighTech-Edge.com ~ A bionic hand that can also help restore the sense of touch to amputees could soon be developed thanks to new research that has enabled a female marine who … Women in uniform, a commemoration Standard-Examiner ~ “Women are veterans, too,” said Marine Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Janina Rybicki,
Virginia Senator Meets with Women Vets
Posted in: Conflicts, MilitaryMonday, December 14, 2009, Virginia Senator Mark R. Warner met with military women to discuss their transition from combat to ‘normal’ life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdnNA2_Ea3c&feature=player_embedded] Visit the Senator’s website for the full story.
Female Marine in Iraq on YouTube
Posted in: Conflicts, Iraq, MediaFrom the Salem News: “Pfc Danielle Young of New Hampshire was a Marine serving at the al Asad Marine Air Base in Iraq’s Anbar Province in the Summer of 2008. She talks about her role as a .50 caliber machine gunner in this inhospitable country of war.” 2.6.2012 – Insight into newest asset to Marine
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Posted in: MediaMarine says female team inspires Afghan girls Today, we speak with Marine Cpl. Brigitte Ratzlaff — among the first women to be on an all-female engagement team on the ground in Afghanistan … Female vets face homelessness, dearth of services LONG BEACH, Calif. — The $15,000 that former Army Pvt. Margaret Ortiz had in the bank
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
Posted in: Fallen Warrior Women, ScholarshipsThe MI-2 Motor City Chapter of the Women Marines Association is raising money to fund a scholarship in the name of the eight women Marines who have been killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Named “The Fallen Women Marine Warrior Scholarship Fund”, it honors their memory, sacrifices, love of