Veteran’s Day Round Up
Today, thank a veteran and brush up on your facts about women in the military. According to Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), a non-profit organization that works to improve the welfare of U.S. servicewomen and veterans, women currently represent 15 percent of the armed forces. Almost 200,000 women have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Learn more here.
Here are some interesting reads from around the web:
* Feministing on sexual assault in the military
* A thought-provoking take on the Fort Hood tragedy from Care2
* A statistic laden article about women in the military from The Reporter
* And finally, a feel good story about a soldier and his dog.
