photo: Ingrid Ruffin in bomb shelter in Iraq, 2003 (WV0400)

There is a fascinating 5 part series that examines women’s experiences in the U.S. Military:
http://www.npr.org/series/133869535/women-in-combat

• Women in War: ‘I’ve Lived out there with the guys’
• Silver Star Recipient: A Reluctant Hero
• General Remembers her ‘Different’ Military Days
• A Soldier’s Life for a Mother and her Daughter
• A Lonely Club for Women in Top Army Jobs

There is also a time line of Women on the Front Lines:
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/133870632/timeline-women-on-the-front-lines