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Shoot Like a Girl
Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front | Mary Jennings Hegar
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On June 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings MJ 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. . . . 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. But it was on American soil that Hegar would embark on her greatest challengeto eliminate the militarys 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. In Shoot like A Girl, MJ takes the reader on a dramatic journey through her 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
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SMH86
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Great story, follow your dreams and be open to opportunities as they come up that might be presented in a slightly different course than originally thought.

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lnmoniz01
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I am glad I found a female pilot story. I need to find some more!

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lnmoniz01
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I am about 3/4 through. I am not entirely sure how I feel about this book... but it is nice to read about another female pilots experience.

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Julsmarshall
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So excited to pick up this book at a conference, and to get it signed! Even better? I‘m blessed enough to get to vote for this amazing American hero to be my US Representative from Texas! ❤️⭐️❤️⭐️ #vote

Dolly 👍 6y
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Julsmarshall
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#1. Research and learn.
#2. Vote.
#educatedvoter #dontboovote #resistreads

sprainedbrain 🙌🏻 6y
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I thought this would be dry and boring, but it‘s not! The story is fascinating and compelling, from the author‘s childhood dreams of flying like Han Solo, through the trials and tribulations of pilot training, to wartime tours and beyond.
#girlsrule
#bookclub
#maythe4thbewithyou

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1. Tagged book is one of several I‘m currently reading.
2. Capitals advanced in the playoffs! ...and promptly lost the first game in round two.
3. Not formally but will try to read a lot tonight and tomorrow.
4. Why isn‘t George R.R. Martin on Twitter? Because he‘d kill all 120 characters! (He‘d probably kill 240 now that he can.)
5. 😆👍🏻😆👍🏻
#friyayintro

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I love memoirs. I‘d argue this is a subgenre of military memoir. They have a different language and rhythm. It‘s a candid story of sacrifice, war, and how women navigate the military.
The author is a fellow NAL @BerkleyPub @penguinrandomhouse author and the art for her book was done by the same woman who designed the jacket for my own Chasing Portraits. A distant, but fun connection.

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Hold on tight for this gripping and enlightening biography. MJ Hegar followed her heart, and has done an astounding job at telling her story of her experiences. Her integrity and perseverance was front and center in her service to our country despite the many hurdles she had to overcome. Her writing is engaging, and her rescue stories are breathtaking. https://lharvey250.tumblr.com/post/169387496449/shoot-like-a-girl-one-womans-dra...

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We sometimes call athletes "warriors". They're not. We sometimes call celebrities, "heroes". They're not. MJ Hegar is a hero, and a warrior. This was an outstanding book. I want to thank anyone that has served this country. You are the warriors and the heroes.

britt_brooke What a lovely post!! ❤️ My husband fits this category. He was an Apache pilot in the army for 8 years. And this book sounds good. Thanks for putting it on my radar. #stacked 7y
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Tim: "It's the story of a Major in the US Air Force who has always faced discrimination because she is a woman. She was always told she wouldn't do well in battle and couldn't fly as well as a man. When I heard this I thought, it's 2017, no freaking way. I didn't think it was possible that you could tell a woman she couldn't do something because of gender stereotypes. That surprised me – but I was also really surprised by the election." #newyork

Suet624 😂😂 love this. 7y
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