[Flavius]

Martha Raddatz joined ABCNEWS in January 1999 as State Department correspondent and began covering the Pentagon in May 2003. She is based in the network's Washington bureau.

Since joining ABCNEWS, Raddatz has covered the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and India while traveling with the U.S. Secretary of State. Her coverage at the State Department after the attacks of September 11, 2001, was recognized with other ABCNEWS recipients with a Peabody Award. She has also made frequent trips to Iraq to cover the conflict there since the war started in March, 2003.

Raddatz has been awarded two Emmys for coverage of Kosovo and the Elian Gonzalez case in the news program Weekend World News.

From 1993-1998, Raddatz was the Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio, where she reported on foreign policy, defense and intelligence issues. During her tenure at NPR, she made numerous trips to eastern Europe to cover the war in Bosnia.

Prior to joining NPR in 1993, Raddatz was the chief correspondent at the ABCNEWS Boston affiliate WCVB-TV. In addition to covering several presidential campaigns, she has traveled extensively, writing and reporting from the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle East, the Philippines and Europe.

Raddatz has been honored for her journalistic contributions many times, including a 1996 Overseas Press Club award for her live coverage of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Her reporting was also recognized with the National Headliner Award for team coverage of the 1988 presidential campaign, and two Radio and Television News Director Association (RTNDA) first-place awards. In addition she has received two Associated Press first-place awards.

[Flavius]

For immediate release
May 7, 1997


NPR's Morning Edition To Examine The Roles Of Women In The Military
-- Five-Part Series To Air the Week of May 12 --

Washington, D.C.--- During the week of May 12th, Morning Edition will present a five-part series from National Public Radio's Pentagon correspondent Martha Raddatz on the diverse roles of women in the military.

[finnman69]

Guess the uparmored Humvees work pretty well.

In this photo released by the U.S. Army Wednesday, March 23, 2005, U.S. Army 503rd MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade gunner SPC Casey Cooper stands next to a his damaged Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) recently, after it received a direct hit from a rocket-propelled grenade, knocking him unconscious. Cooper was revived and helped his fellow soldiers defeat an attack on a coalition supply convoy March 20, about 18 miles southeast of Baghdad, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. 1st Class Marshall P. Ware)

[em2vn]

"..M4 [light machine gun]..." Say what? Isn't the M4 the standard issue rifle?

[blu]

I know a lot of you guys are really against women in the military...but, dang! These ladies rock!!! Would you really mind one of them watching your six?

[The Great RJ]

While I am opposed to women in combat for many reasons, it isn't due to lack of bravery. These women did exemplary service and fought bravely.

[finnman69]

In the end, the unit killed 27 insurgents.

27-0. Muj had a very bad day.

[Blood of Tyrants]

In the end, the unit killed 27 insurgents. The wounded U.S. soldiers are all expected to recover.

27 to zip is a good day. No guerrilla force can sustain those kind of losses and maintain a force.

[dts32041]

Ten U.S. soldiers in three armored Humvees were providing support to a truck convoy south of Baghdad when they were attacked by insurgents this weekend.

One MP Squad one on of the nastiest fighting units in the world, more fire power and mobility than a comparable infantry unit.

Of the Troops, for the Troops.

[TNdandelion]

I'm curious. If wearing women's panties on their head is humiliating, what happens when a female soldier injures or kills one of them?

[dervish]

Thanks for posting this. Hope Casey is okay. Looks like he got hit near the eye. God bless our troops and keep them safe from those cowards who hide behind civilians and in their own religious places.

[MikefromOhio]

ping!!

[El Gato]

In this photo released by the U.S. Army Wednesday, March 23, 2005, U.S. Army 503rd MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade gunner SPC Casey Cooper stands next to a his damaged Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) recently, after it received a direct hit from a rocket-propelled grenade, knocking him unconscious. Cooper was revived and helped his fellow soldiers defeat an attack on a coalition supply convoy March 20, about 18 miles southeast of Baghdad, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. 1st Class Marshall P. Ware)

I for one don't want to hear anymore cr@* about "Weekend Warriors". Our part-time soldiers kick terrorist butts.