I had the privilege of interviewing 58 women veterans from WWII up to and including Iraq and Afghanistan between 2006 and 2012. It was sparked by a story I listened to of a woman veteran mail clerk who was assaulted by a postal inspector. He had done his white glove inspection and left. She changed […]
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" Sarah Blum’s book, Women Under Fire, is a stunning revelation of sexual abuse in the U.S. Armed Forces. As Blum's book makes scathingly clear, this criminal activity--demeaning, degrading and despicable--is far too prevalent in each of the armed services. Action is needed—comprehensive, effective and swift—before sexual abuse rips out the very heart of the military." (Lawrence Wilkerson, Colonel, US Army (Retired), former chief of staff to secretary of state Colin Powell, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary)
