Subdeacon Joe Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester drove a humvee in a mounted column as it was ambushed by over 50 Iraqi insurgents. She stopped the vehicle and directed her gunner to return fire as bullets and RPGs rained down. Hester got out and fired M203 grenades into the enemy position, then attacked forward with her squad leader. They moved over the berm into the irrigation ditches of an orchard where the ambush originated. Hester worked with her squad leader to clear the ditches, personally eliminating 3 enemy at close quarters. Their assault into the teeth of the ambush disrupted the enemy's momentum and played a key role in stopping the attack. For her initiative and heroic actions, Hester was awarded the Silver Star. She became the first woman to receive the award since WWII. She continued her service in the National Guard, deploying to Afghanistan for 18 months, and to the Virgin Islands in 2017 in the wake of Hurricane Maria. In civilian life, Hester serves as a police officer in her home state of Tennessee.
DocWard Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, Gungadin said: EARNED not AWARDED Awarded is fine. "Won" is where problems arise.
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Well done Sgt. Hester. I served with many female police officers over the years and most of them were every bit as capable as the men. What is between the ears and in the heart is not gender specific.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 Atta girl, Sarge. I'd take you on my team any day.
Gungadin Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 Reminds me of a Rudyard Kipling poem. The Female of the Species.
watab kid Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 she has made her mark and it will be seen well into the future , we are protected by such as this
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 3, 2023 Author Posted October 3, 2023 First reply, rather than about the Sergeant was a quibble about the wording. Especially silly because the Silver Star is a military AWARD.
bgavin Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 Living proof that boobs do not get in the way. Female Israeli soldiers also come to mind.
DocWard Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 4 hours ago, bgavin said: Living proof that boobs do not get in the way. Female Israeli soldiers also come to mind. You didn't serve with some of the boobs I served with, they were always in the... Oh... Wait... Nevermind...
Chantry Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 Some more information, she was part of the 617th Military Police Company, of the Kentucky Army National Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Hester
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 3, 2023 Author Posted October 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, Chantry said: Some more information, she was part of the 617th Military Police Company, of the Kentucky Army National Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Hester Thanks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Action_Badge
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 What’s the expression? It’s not the amount of dog in the fight but the amount of fight in the dog!
bgavin Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 1:32 PM, DocWard said: You didn't serve with some of the boobs I served with, they were always in the... Oh... Wait... Nevermind... Dad used to joke about men joining the Navy to ride the Waves...
DocWard Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, bgavin said: Dad used to joke about men joining the Navy to ride the Waves... I see what he did there!
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