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NEWS ABOUT: women in the military

women in the military stories: 3 news summaries

Army Arrests Single Mom Who Won't Deploy

Superiors told her to put 10-month-old
baby in foster care

Nov 17, 09 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A single mom faces potential criminal charges after she skipped her deployment to Afghanistan to care for her 10-month-old son. Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, an Army cook, says she couldn’t find anyone to care for the boy, and that when she told her superiors of her dilemma, they said she’... More »

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US Army • women in the military • single mother • Alexis Hutchinson

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 Honor Hero Cop: End 
 Ban on Women in Combat 

Time to wrap up the military's 'failed social experiment'

Nov 7, 09 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Thursday’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood was just the latest example of how there really is no front line for US troops these days; Iraq and Afghanistan are entirely battlefields. So women are already, in effect, in combat, and anyone wanting still more proof that they can handle it... More »

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US military • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • President Obama • women in the military • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan • Kimberly Munley • women in combat

 Woman Won 'Male Rights' 
 Fighting in Civil War 

Soldier remained in her disguise for better jobs, voting rights

May 24, 09 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran of 40 Civil War skirmishes and battles kept one secret under wraps: her breasts. Union Army soldier Albert Cashier was really Jennie Hodgers, one of hundreds of women who fought in the war. "The country needed men, and I wanted excitement," Hodgers said. She also benefited... More »

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military • Civil War • 19th century • American history • Union soldier • Albert Cashier • women in the military

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