She The People: military


Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 08/14/2012

New gay general: A salute is in order
By Bonnie Goldstein
Brig. Gen Tammy Smith is the first openly gay member of the US military to be promoted to general.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  01:54 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  US Army, Brigadier General, 4-star, women in the military

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 07/23/2012

Rape, sexual assult convictions for Louis Walker could signal deeper problem for Lackland Air Base
By Lori Stahl

By Lori Stahl  |  12:16 PM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lackland, Air Force, rape, sexual assault, military culture, violence

Posted at 08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Guns N' Roses' icon Duff McKagan to Obama: Get out of Afghanistan
By Suzi Parker
“Uh. President Obama. Let’s get...out of there now.”

By Suzi Parker  |  08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama, Mitt Romney, military, 2012

Posted at 09:47 AM ET, 06/07/2012

The best women of our lives
By Donna Trussell
In 1946, "The Best Years of Our Lives" captured the zeitgeist of a war-weary nation. Sixty-six years later, the film still resonates.

By Donna Trussell  |  09:47 AM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  veteran, best years of our lives, william wyler, ww2, world war II, war, women, military, soldier

Posted at 08:29 PM ET, 05/08/2012

Sexual violence in the U.S. military
By Melinda Henneberger
Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ assault victim couldn’t even refute the defense attorney who described her in court as someone “in 4-inch heels and tight jeans who wanted it.’’

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:29 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rape in the military, sexual assault in the military, Service Women's Action Network, SWAN, Amy Klobuchar, Anu Bhagwati