Women in the battle zone

Ann Kenrick

It came as a surprise at first to see, on the television screen, women in helmets and camouflage uniforms, saying goodbye to their husbands and children and heading off to the Persian Gulf.

About 27,000 women are on active duty in the Middle East, according to a recent report in The Boston Globe. Although the women will be excluded from actual combat, they are right alongside the men, supporting fighting missions, operating high-tech equipment, and handling supplies for the frontline troops. Some are doctors and nurses, as one might expect, but others fly planes and helicopters and refuel fighter planes in midair. In fact, men and women in the armed forces are working together as never before in a war zone.

Our hearts go out to all the families that are separated from their loved ones, as mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons actively serve in the Middle East. We can all include these men and women in our fervent prayers.

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