Book Review: "Band of Sisters"
From WMA'Nouncements
Official Publication of the Women Marines Association
They command C-130 squadrons; fly combat missions in F-18s, Cobras and Kiowas; man 50-caliber machine guns in turrets on Humvees; check and clear buildings and get involved in fire fights; and moving aircraft around on the flight deck of a
carrier, they risk being blown overboard with one misstep. They love their country and serve it proudly. They sacrifice, sweat, love and die, just like their brothers and their stories are told with candor, honesty and raw emotion in the new book “Band
of Sisters – American Women at War in Iraq”, published July 4th. Written by Kirsten Holmstedt and published by Stackpole Books, the book profiles the experiences of twelve women (Marine, Army, Navy and Air Force) who have served in Iraq. Following September 11th, author Kirsten Holmstedt became immensely curious about the experiences the largest contingent of women who have ever served our country were having and found that the information available from conventional sources left her wanting more. From her vantage point as a resident of Jacksonville, NC, home to Camp Lejeune, she started to seek out those who were just back from Iraq and ended up during the course of three years, traveling to MCAS Beaufort, Pope Air Force
Base, Ft. Bragg and off the coast of Florida, flying aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. Some of the women were happy to share their stories, others needed convincing and a few declined. The end result is a compendium of stories as different as the women who experienced them and I consider this a must read book.
Sheryl Young
Area 3 Director
Women Marine Association (WMA)
posted by Kirsten Holmstedt @ 1:49 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Thank you for your efforts to give voice to women in the military.
But I must admit that I am opposed to women joining. There is no need for women to become soldiers in order to prove their courage or ability. It takes more courage to work for a peaceful world, to devote oneself to creating a healthy world for our children and the children of the world.
War is terrorism. There is nothing worse than war. in modern warfare about 90% of the victims are civilians.
Real courage is to work for a happy childhood for all the children of the world, not just our won. War destroys and cripples children.
We will never be a courageous people until we denounce war and work for peace with all our heart.
No more war, no more war profiteers. Save the children.
Thank you for your efforts to give voice to women in the military.
But I must admit that I am opposed to women joining. There is no need for women to become soldiers in order to prove their courage or ability. It takes more courage to work for a peaceful world, to devote oneself to creating a healthy world for our children and the children of the world.
War is terrorism. There is nothing worse than war. in modern warfare about 90% of the victims are civilians.
Real courage is to work for a happy childhood for all the children of the world, not just our won. War destroys and cripples children.
We will never be a courageous people until we denounce war and work for peace with all our heart.
No more war. no more war profiteers. Save all children.
Thank you for your efforts to give voice to women in the military.
But I must admit that I am opposed to women joining. There is no need for women to become soldiers in order to prove their courage or ability. It takes more courage to work for a peaceful world, to devote oneself to creating a healthy world for our children and the children of the world.
War is terrorism. There is nothing worse than war. in modern warfare about 90% of the victims are civilians.
Real courage is to work for a happy childhood for all the children of the world, not just our won. War destroys and cripples children.
We will never be a courageous people until we denounce war and work for peace with all our heart.
No more war, no more war profiteers. Save the children.
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