Female Engagement Team platoon commander speaks about the FET mission in Afghanistan
Posted in: Afghanistan, Female Engagement Teams[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1VIf5lGKpM] First Lieutenant Quincy Washa, platoon commander for the Female Engagement Team with Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks about the challenges, triumphs, and goals for her team in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FET comprises female Marines from California-based units, and travels throughout the province to interact with Afghan men, women, and children. These Marines are
Dedication of Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters Center for Homeless Female Veterans
Posted in: Fallen Warrior Women, Family, Military, USMCThe Women Marines Association IN-1 chapter President, Connie Hamm, and I went to the dedication of the Sgt Jeanette L. Winters Center for Homeless Female Veterans in Gary, IN on Monday the 22nd of November. You may recall that Sgt Winters was our first ever woman Marine killed in a hostile fire zone. She was
Women’s Vet Training
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