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Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

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Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

On June 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings â€œMJâ€ Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve. . . .
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After being commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, MJ Hegar was selected for pilot training by the Air National Guard, finished at the top of her class, then served three tours in Afghanistan flying combat search and rescue missions, culminating in a harrowing rescue attempt that would earn MJ the Purple Heart as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device.
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But it was on American soil that Hegar would embark on her greatest challengeâ€”to eliminate the militaryâ€™s Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, which kept female armed service members from officially serving in combat roles despite their long-standing record of doing so with honor.
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In Shoot like A Girl, MJ takes the reader on a dramatic journey through herÂ military career: an inspiring, humorous, and thrilling true story of a brave, high-spirited, and unforgettable woman who has spent much of her life ready to sacrifice

Country	USA
Author	Mary Jennings Hegar
Binding	Kindle Edition
Brand	Unknown
EISBN	9781101988459
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Berkley
Manufacturer	Berkley
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	300
PublicationDate	2017-03-07
Publisher	Berkley
ReleaseDate	2017-03-07
Studio	Berkley

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