Countering the Insurgency With Band-aids Instead of Bullets

Countering the Insurgency With Band-aids Instead of Bullets  1/6/2010  By Cpl. Zachary Nola   , Regimental Combat Team 7  NOW ZAD, Afghanistan-Lt. Amy Zaycek, the severe trauma platoon nurse with the Female Corpsman Team inspects the hand of an Afghan girl during a recent patrol in the area of Now Zad, Afghanistan. The FCT recently

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Female Marines Reach Out to Afghan Women – CBS Evening News – CBS News

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2010 Female Marines Reach Out to Afghan Women Marine Team Military Formed Last Summer Tasked to Gain Intelligence From Afghanistan’s Female Population By Mandy Clark Play CBS Video Video Laying Peaceful Foundation Women of the U.S. Marines are on a special mission to win over the hearts and minds of

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The Press Room

No 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

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We Will Remember Them…in Support of Help for our Heroes

In 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

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