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Historic Milestone at NDA as First Batch of 17 Female Cadets Graduates
Historic Milestone at NDA as First Batch of 17 Female Cadets Graduates
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WWII nurses train on desert obstacle course
/ Army nurses emerge from trench / crawling on their stomachs across the desert / crawl under barbed wire on their backs. WWII nurses train on desert obstacle course on January 01, 1943 (Footage by Getty Images)
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WWII military nurses use crawl technique during training
/ man fires a machine gun just over the heads of the nurses crawling across the ground / crawling along with smoke billowing / nurses crawl into a trench / climbing and walking out of trench. WWII military nurses use crawl technique...
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WWII Army nurses training in the barracks
/ military nurse in front of barracks polishing her boots / nurse in towel goes outside to brush teeth / woman stomping on laundry in a tin bucket / using helmets to wash and rinse hair. WWII Army nurses training in the barracks on...
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WWII training Army nurses stop for lunch
/ training military nurses walking through the countryside sit down to rest / meal time / smoking after lunch / shoveling sand in the desert. WWII training Army nurses stop for lunch on January 01, 1943 (Footage by Getty Images)
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WWII military nurses in training leave barracks
/ military nurses in smart civilian clothes heading out of the army barracks / nurses carry suitcases and say goodbye. WWII military nurses in training leave barracks on January 01, 1943 (Footage by Getty Images)
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WWII military nurses in training
/ military nurses in drill formation / nurses marching up and down / CU individual marching nurses / view between two lines of marching women. WWII military nurses in training on January 01, 1943 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Loc: Veterans' History Project: Women Serving in Combat: Lioness
After viewing the PBS documentary, "Lioness", a panel of veterans conduct a discussion about women in combat. The recording of the discussion is available here. March 24, 2009
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Npr: Iraq War Has Claimed Lives of 25 Female Soldiers
Listen to "All Things Considered" report on female casualities in the Iraq war. From May 2005.
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Npr: Bid to Limit Women's Combat Role Dropped
A May 2005 report from "All Things Considered," this discusses the failed effort by the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee to "limit the role of women in combat."
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Npr: A Woman Soldier's Battles on the Front Lines
Listen to an interview with Abby Pickett, who served in Iraq in the National Guard and shares her experiences on the front lines. From "Day to Day," May 2005.
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Npr: Women in Combat Rules and Reality
Explore the role of women in the military by learning about female soldiers and a bill in Congress that "would further limit the roles women can play in the armed forces." A "Talk of the Nation" report from May 2005.
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Npr: Bill to Restrict Women's Role in Combat Advances
This is a "Morning Edition" report on the House Armed Services Committee's 2005 vote, which would limit the role of women in combat.
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Npr: House Panel Would Limit Women in Combat
In May 2005, "a sub-committee of the House Armed Services Committe adopted an amendment" that would limit women's role in combat. Learn what Army leaders, veterans, supporters, and opponents have to say about this in an "All Things...
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Npr: Women Soldiers and the Wounds of War
How has the Iraq war--and the role of women in it--affected the family members at home? Explore women in the military today with this "Weekend Edition Saturday" report from May 2005.
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Npr: Women and War
Female soldiers who have returned from Iraq share their experiences at war. From "Talk of the Nation," March 2005.
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Npr: Wounded in War the Women Serving in Iraq
This "All Things Considered" report has statistics on women on the battlefields (today and in past wars) and how women are affected by involvement in war.