The plight of women soldiers

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This story is hard to wrap your head around. But this is BIG news that needs to be heard.

Pentagon policy prohibits women from serving in front-line combat roles, in the infantry, armor or artillery, for example. But the nature of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, with no real front lines, has seen women soldiers take part in close-quarters combat more than previous conflicts.

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