Male/Female Roles | Chapter 2 Preface

On March 23, 2003, three days into the 2003 war in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers took nineteen-year-old U.S. Army supply clerk Jessica Lynch prisoner. Suffering two broken legs and a head injury during the capture, Lynch sustained further injuries at the hands of the Iraqi military officers who interrogated her. On April 1, acting on a tip from a concerned Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces rescued Lynch. Lynch’s story made headline news, with many claiming that her bravery in the face of brutality was proof that women should be allowed to serve in combat units. Others disagreed. The issue of whether...

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