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Band of Sisters

American Women at War in Iraq
Oct 27, 2015BWilsoned rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This collection of personal stories about women who served in Iraq as part of the US military is an eye-opener for people who don't already know that women are serving in combat (not sure who that would be). These women deal with everything their male counterparts do and then have to deal with being one of the few women in their unit. None of these women discussed any harassment or negative attitudes (except one pilot who carefully talked about her former squadron not being very welcoming), but as an Air Force veteran myself, I'm sure they had to deal with it. Thing is, it is just like women at home or work--we suck it up and get on with things. We do our job, and then some. Read this book to get some insight on women serving in Iraq, their lives before war, and after they return to the states. No matter where they served in Iraq or what their job was, they also put their lives on the line, because unless you are sitting back in the states pushing paper, you are in harm's way. I admire these women as soldiers and pilots and weapons experts, seamen, airmen, and Marines. No need to put "female" in front of their jobs--I admire all the folks that serve in the armed forces.