The first female casualty of a new program embedding women soldiers with Spec Ops to bridge the gap between U.S. military and Afghan women.
Her friends say "U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ashley White died in Afghanistan last week working on a mission that she believed in".
Her friends say "U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ashley White died in Afghanistan last week working on a mission that she believed in".
The 24 year old was from Ohio, married, and served on the National Guard in North Carolina. She was killed Saturday near Kandahar Province when the assault force she was with triggered an improvised explosive device, the Army said in a statement. Two other soldiers, Kristoffer Domeij, 29, and Christopher Horns, 20, also were killed. read full article on White
If you have read my previous articles, you may recall that I am not necessarily in full support of women serving in a combat forces. But these teams of brave women have proven to serve a huge function in the special forces mission to win the hearts and minds of the local population. Again, we must remember that all our military members volunteer to put themselves in harms way for the better of humanity. Something I bet the "Occupy Wall Streeters" couldn't even wrap their heads around.
Also tragic, one of the dead, 29 year old Army Ranger Kristoffer Domeij, was on his 14th deployment when he was killed in action.
If you have read my previous articles, you may recall that I am not necessarily in full support of women serving in a combat forces. But these teams of brave women have proven to serve a huge function in the special forces mission to win the hearts and minds of the local population. Again, we must remember that all our military members volunteer to put themselves in harms way for the better of humanity. Something I bet the "Occupy Wall Streeters" couldn't even wrap their heads around.
Also tragic, one of the dead, 29 year old Army Ranger Kristoffer Domeij, was on his 14th deployment when he was killed in action.
U.S. Forces Command announced Tuesday Army Rangers Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij and Pfc. Christopher A. Horns, were both killed in a roadside bomb also Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Imagine 14 deployments in less than 10 years. Such a great loss, its unfathomable. read full article on Domeij
This past September just a few days after 9/11, I headed down to the Outerbanks in North Carolina to see my own husband for the first time since he had left for the Special Forces Sniper Course the beginning of July. As I was reading the local Sunday newspaper (the Raleigh News & Observer), which many consider to be liberally slanted, I came across an "In Rememberence" section listing those soldiers killed in the line of duty that week. Sadly enough there were almost a dozen.
It struck me as so odd, that I had never seen a section like that before in any of my hometown newspapers; Daily News, NY Times, NY Post, Wall Street Journal. A section every week dedicated to the heroes lost in the war on terror. So simple yet so profoundly respectful of the ultimate sacrifice these young men and women have made for our country.
I did not single out these two deaths as more important than any others, but because of their remarkable stories I thought I should share. Just wish my local news media would have done it for me. But I guess for us here in liberal New York it's just wishful thinking. ####
-LC
This past September just a few days after 9/11, I headed down to the Outerbanks in North Carolina to see my own husband for the first time since he had left for the Special Forces Sniper Course the beginning of July. As I was reading the local Sunday newspaper (the Raleigh News & Observer), which many consider to be liberally slanted, I came across an "In Rememberence" section listing those soldiers killed in the line of duty that week. Sadly enough there were almost a dozen.
It struck me as so odd, that I had never seen a section like that before in any of my hometown newspapers; Daily News, NY Times, NY Post, Wall Street Journal. A section every week dedicated to the heroes lost in the war on terror. So simple yet so profoundly respectful of the ultimate sacrifice these young men and women have made for our country.
I did not single out these two deaths as more important than any others, but because of their remarkable stories I thought I should share. Just wish my local news media would have done it for me. But I guess for us here in liberal New York it's just wishful thinking. ####
-LC
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