Skip to comments.
Why are we sending Teenage Girls into the Battle Zone?
AP (Yahoo News) ^
Posted on 03/26/2003 9:07:50 AM PST by optik_b
![](http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030324/capt.1048547229.wva_missing_soldier_chw102.jpg)
Jessica Lynch is known for her smile, her laugh and for loving children so much that she wants to be a teacher. "That smile is all you ever see," Glenda Nelson, a close family friend, said Monday. "No matter what, she always had a smile on her face."
Lynch, who aspires to become a teacher, joined the Army to get an education and because it was one of the few opportunities available in a farming community with an unemployment rate of 15 percent — one of the highest in West Virginia.
Once she entered the service, Jesse, as she is known to family and friends, would often write letters, send e-mail and call home.
The young woman is "every mother's dream of a teenager daughter," said Lorene Cumbridge, a cousin.
TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: catholiclist; gulfwar2; iraq; iraqifreedom; jessicalynch; military; womenincombat
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120, 121-140, 141-160 ... 421-431 next last
Its crap! ONE set of standards should be made. If a woman wants to join, she tests. If she passes, she is IN PERIOD! If she doesnt make it, she has the option to work harder to make it. I dont believe in seperation of the sexes and do not believe in "special rights"
To: optik_b
My daughter is a sergeant in the military. She signed up at age 18 and is in her second tour of duty. She is as pretty as the girl in the pic and tough as nails. She also understands the concept of duty to one's country and is fully prepared to go into combat if need be.
To: LizardQueen
The troops need cook's and supply clerks, keeps track of supplies, what's needed, what's not, ect. She would have been the one keeping track of the inventory and ordering any and all supplies needed. Just like medics, they have basic training in combat, but, don't usually do any fighting. They are all part of a greater support system needed to keep things going.
123
posted on
03/26/2003 9:45:52 AM PST
by
MsLady
To: CharacterCounts
HOOAH!
To: All
I have some questions:
1. Can anybody provide a link or write down the text
a) of the pledge of allegiance
b) of the oath, members of the armed forces have to say?
2. The US armed forces have to serve the interests of the US government, right? And noone else (e.g. the American people)?
Thanks in advance,
Michael
125
posted on
03/26/2003 9:46:30 AM PST
by
Michael81Dus
(I´m German, please excuse my bad English!)
To: CharacterCounts
"My daughter is a sergeant in the military. "
Hurrah for her! You must be so proud of your daughter, who has chosen to serve her nation in the military. Congratulations!
To: optik_b
I don't understand the military reason for having teenage girls sent into the combat zone. It's called PC.
127
posted on
03/26/2003 9:46:38 AM PST
by
Mark17
To: optik_b
"So none of you guys have a problem with sending teenage girls into combat zones?"
Call me old fashioned, a chauvinist, or whatever. I'm a Vietnam vet (U.S. Air Force) but I have a major problem with sending teenage girls into combat zones. But this is what Clinton and his feminist admirers had been insisting upon for years, and they got their wish. I shudder to think of our young MEN in the hands of these barbarians, but I'm sorry, the idea of a young GIRL like that at the mercy of those brutes makes me ill.
To: optik_b
THe liberal feminazis dream comes true...But unfortunatly this girl is gone probably dead cause of the feminazis!
REMEMBER THE 507th!!!!!!!!!HURAH
To: MSgt Smith
I will recognize that fact.
But I still feel more sympathy for the women.
Also most of those men will not have to return to real life and face that action as a desired, and normal human behavior. The female in this case most likely will.
It is less about the capability of the women, and more about how the bigger picture is not served by her being there, regardless of her desires. Sacrifice is sometimes letting someone else fight your battles even if you are capable.
Officers, generals, etc. face this everyday. Often they are more capable, and experienced fighters. They are kept out of combat to serve the larger pictures regardless of their capabilities and desires.
-- lates
130
posted on
03/26/2003 9:48:46 AM PST
by
jrawk
To: optik_b
Because somebody lied to them and told them they were soldiers.
131
posted on
03/26/2003 9:49:08 AM PST
by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
To: PatrioticAmerican
Sadly, I personally know one young woman/girl who did get pregnant just to avoid being deployed. The father of her baby is over there. It really bothers me.
To: optik_b
The paragraph that puts the article in context is missing from the first post:
Friends and family tried to keep those images in mind as they waited for news of the 19-year-old Army private who is missing in southern Iraq with 11 other U.S. soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Co.
Please pray for Jessica and the other soldiers with her!
133
posted on
03/26/2003 9:49:26 AM PST
by
k2blader
(If one good thing can be said about the UN, it is that it taught me how to spell “irrelevant.”)
To: optik_b
A girl has to be pretty stupid to joing the military if she doesn't expect to be asked to fight. The dykes at NOW have been pushing for this for the past 25 years or more.
134
posted on
03/26/2003 9:50:31 AM PST
by
Eva
To: optik_b
I seriously doubt President Bush would like his daughters to be in the combat zone.False argument. President Bush's daughters did not volunteer to enlist in the Armed Services. This young lady did.
I don't understand the military reason for having teenage girls sent into the combat zone.
There's nothing to understand, other than the fact that she volunteered to put herself into harm's way.
![](http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/usaflags/misc/Usa-1.gif)
Young, American, conservative-transcender, cocky, and black. Don't like it? Sounds like a personal problem to me.
135
posted on
03/26/2003 9:50:48 AM PST
by
rdb3
(rdb3, Tha SYNDICATE, and now bringing the FIRE to Project 21. Uh, oh...)
To: optik_b
I dont want to get into the debate of whether we should send women into combat
More important, God Bless anyone and everyone who have sacrificed for their country in this time of war. God Bless all our POWs for their safe return. And, God Damn every scuzzy pro-Saddam Iraqi who harms any POWs they have in their possession
Place blame on this where it belongs.....the United Nazis (and the chief U-Nazi, the Ebony Hitler, Kofi Annan...and all his weak appeasement bozos)....US liberal appeasers....and Saddam Insane himself.
Support our Troops...and Slap the Appeasers
136
posted on
03/26/2003 9:53:03 AM PST
by
UCFRoadWarrior
(Its Not Hip To Be Janeane Garofolo)
To: PLMerite
Because somebody lied to them and told them they were soldiers. Ahem.... they are soldiers. And Americans. They do not deserve your disrespect.
137
posted on
03/26/2003 9:53:20 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
To: Michael81Dus
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, one nation, under God, of Liberty and Justice for all
To: ggekko
Every Army that has tried to use woman in combat has dropped the idea eventually.Untrue. What about Israel?
139
posted on
03/26/2003 9:55:20 AM PST
by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: PLMerite
"Because somebody lied to them and told them they were soldiers."
They _are_ soldiers, my friend. You show no respect for our women in the military. I don't know your background, but I know the background of this young woman. She volunteered to join the military. She is a true patriot. She deserves better than your disrespect.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120, 121-140, 141-160 ... 421-431 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson