Female Sergeant wins Silver Star - Terrorists Humiliated By Woman Warrior From Hell

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Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, 617th Military Police Company, Iraq

FEMALE SERGEANT WINS SILVER STAR

Terrorists Humiliated By Woman Warrior From Hell

A female military police soldier was awarded a Silver Star Thursday in Iraq for helping to fight off insurgent forces that ambushed her convoy in March.

Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a National Guard unit out of Richmond, Ky., is the first woman since World War II to receive the prestigious award for bravery under fire, according to a Defense Department press release.

Hester, 23, received the award along with two other soldiers from her unit, Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein and Spc. Jason Mike for their actions during the March 20 ambush.

Hester’s squad was shadowing a supply convoy south of Baghdad when insurgents opened fire on the 29-vehicle convoy.

The squad of nine MP soldiers riding in three Humvees moved in to flanking positions and counter-attacked the insurgent position.

“I got out of the truck with Nein and leaned up against a berm. I know I hit one of the RPK gunners and an insurgent that was down in the trench,” the MP told an Army Times reporter on March 21 in Baghdad. “As soon as we came on the scene their fire direction changed. [The insurgents] realized who they needed to fire on.”

Hester attacked a trench position with 40mm grenades from the M203 grenade launcher on her M4. She then helped clear two trenches, where she killed three insurgents with her M4, according to therelease.

When the firing ceased, 27 insurgents were dead, six were wounded and one was captured, the release said.

Three of Hester’s fellow soldiers were wounded in the ambush.

Hester knew she wanted to be an MP when she joined the Army, but never thought she’d see true combat in that MOS.

“When I first became an MP, going to Iraq — period — wasn’t even realistic. I didn’t realize I’d be this involved in the fight here,” she said in the March 21 interview.

[JockoManning]

God bless her.

[Americanexpat]

I haven't hear anything yet. But I can imagine it will slam our troops. I am basing that comment on the way the reporter jumped on the story about the Mosque shooting. And the stories coming out about the total destruction of the town. Can't believe that Hollywood will show our troops and our efforts in Iraq in a good light.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Can't believe that Hollywood will show our troops and our efforts in Iraq in a good light."

I am sure you are right. After all they are apart of the spin apparatus. It would take a guy like Mel Gibson to do it right. The film would stress the very nature of the Marine Corps. and those that serve with honor.