Good for her
The first woman to win a Silver Star since World War II:
Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester fought her way through an enemy ambush south of Baghdad, killing three insurgents with her M-4 rifle to save fellow soldiers’ lives — and yesterday became the first woman since World War II to win the Silver Star medal for valor in combat.
The 23-year-old retail store manager from Bowling Green, Ky., won the award for skillfully leading her team of military police soldiers in a counterattack after about 50 insurgents ambushed a supply convoy they were guarding near Salman Pak on March 20.
I suspect Sgt. Hester has a very proud father and a very worried mother. 🙂 ..bruce..
Nice! I understand the current military reasons for not intentionally putting women into the front lines. But as anyone with a sister or wife can tell you, god save you if she has a gun, a goal and head of steam.
I was trained by the Marines to fire a weapon to an “expert” level. That means hitting a man sized target 8 times out of 10 at 500 yards. It was a trueism that the female Marines were frequently better shots than men. My wife (who was never a Marine) bears this out – she is one of those “dead eye” aims that is a bit scarey.