Women Warriors

I usually don't watch the show, but last night I watched the Extreme Makeover Home Edition where they built a house for the family of PFC Lori Piestewa. It was a real tear jerker. Sheahomes had a commercial that said, "they are moms, they are daughters, they are sisters, they are friends, they are our inspiration and they are our heroes" It showed pairs of women and at the end they showed PFC Piestewa's photo. As a military woman I am proud of the women that are out there fighting alongside their shipmates and soldiers. And I'm angry that the House Armed Services Committee and the President want women to take a step backwards. They want to close over 1,000 billets that are presently open to women because they are in "combat" zones and they want them behind the lines again. That's so stupid because there is no more "behind the lines" these days. PFC Piestewa was in a supply company and they ended up being shot at. At least let them fight back. I'm my day I was only allowed on supply or auxiliary ships. I thought that was pretty stupid too because all the military history I learned, that's the first ships the enemy hit. The Merchant's Marine was hit hard during WWII (they didn't get any recognition either). The enemy are hitting convoys and supply lines. There is no "front line" anymore in this war or any since WWII. I think the best comment I heard was "You can't tell me I'm not being shot at. You can't tell me I can't handle combat," said Provancha, who has nearly been hit by road bombs, rockets and the chow hall suicide bombing that killed 22 in December. "That was pretty frickin' direct fire if you ask me," she said, holding up a piece of shrapnel. Damn right!