Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, like many U.S. servicewomen in Iraq, faces threats of frequent car bombs and direct fire. AP
07.14.2005
Paul Rieckhoff
American women are fighting and dying every day in Iraq. There are about 11,100 women serving there right now. They make up roughly 8% of the total US force.
*At least 37 women have been killed and over 300 have been wounded*
This is a side of the Iraq War most American people don't see. Or maybe they don't want to see...
Women are not only serving, but serving well. And there are faces behind the numbers. Here are a few of them.
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*PBS NewsHour Honor Roll Of American Service Personal Killed In Iraq*
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