[airborne]

I respectfully disagree sir. Every American soldier, man or woman, is taught in Basic Training to fire an M-16. That is just in case somebody 'makes a wrong turn'(which is what happened. That way everyone is able to defend themselves. I respect any woman who is willing to give their life for their country.

[Smocker]

For starters, I'm a mother of 2 girls, from a family where service to this country has always had an honorable tradition. My father, all my brothers, uncles on both sides of the famiy and many relatives have served this country for many generations. In addition, I have one sister that has served in the military and is currently in the National Guard, and is the mother of 3 children.

The group Pvt. Lynch was in, should never have been in the place where a wrong turn would have put females under enemy fire, they were way too far forward for their own safety.


You cannot think that all it takes to be a soldier is to shoot an M16. It takes a lot more than that, and quite simply women don't have what it takes, volunteering or not, willingly or not. This is all aside from whether or not women are willing to give their lives for their country.

What kind of man expects a woman to die before he does, what kind of man is willing to sit back and let a woman die before he decides that he will help defend his country? What does this say about our society as a whole? I'll tell you, it tells you men are emasculated and afraid to be real men.

I would willingly die for this country, I would willingly die for the defense of my children. I am not talking about desire to serve, desire to help the country or desire to rise above our selves. A woman can do all of these things honorably, in ways that do not involve being on the front lines and putting themselves in the position to be POW's.