"The Lonely Soldier"

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Show date 4.01.09 - second hour

Helen Benedict: "The Lonely Soldier" (Beacon)

Guest host: Susan Page

More American women have fought and died in Iraq than in any war since World War II. A Columbia journalism professor reports on their struggles and challenges.
Guests

Helen Benedict, A novelist and journalism professor at Colombia University.

Kaye Whitley, director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

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Helen Benedicts Book: "The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq"