Why I’m Glad Women Will Officially Face Withering Enemy Fire
Female Soldiers Are Already In Combat Without Getting Credit For It. It Was Long Past Time For a Change Of Rules.
My parents were both U.S. Marine vets. I had an uncle who was an Air Force vet, five great-uncles who were Army vets, and one great-uncle who was a Navy vet. When I joined the U.S. Navy, nobody was too surprised.
In 1976, when I reported to my first duty station, Panama City, Florida, the United States had been out of Vietnam for over a year. Panama City was a small base consisting of only a few hundred active-duty sailors. Many of them were seasoned warriors. My fellow Navy service members …
