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I remember when this team was getting put together, and heard of it randomly on and off after the fact. This is an interesting peek inside, of the women that made up the Cultural Support Teams and what they went through and did. Their main mission was to act as protectors and barriers for the women and children in villages when their teams entered and try to get useful information from them with help from their interpreters. Fascinating listen.

I thought it would be interesting to share books about women in the military for #AboutaSoldier since so many of these types of books focus on men. #MagnificentMarch

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On this Thanksgiving day, I finished this inspiring and humbling book about the first group of women in the Cultural Support Team that worked alongside the Rangers and Green Berets in Afghanistan. They helped to build relationships and gather information from other women. The author did a great job profiling the different women in this program. I am in awe of their strength and dedication. And, I am grateful for their service.

#Booked2019

A little shopping today resulted in a mini #bookhaul . The top two are from Target, and the others are from Dollar Tree. The tagged book I grabbed for the #soldiersstory prompt for #booked2019 .

Grab up this well-rated book, on Kindle Daily Deal today. Especially if you‘re thinking of joining us for #booked2019.

More prompts are coming soon, I promise. But trust me on this one, okay?

#nonfictionnovember

Couldn‘t help myself... just bought 3 #KindleDailyDeals #NonFictionNovember #Booked2019 #SorryNotSorry 😃

This was a book club pick & I was dreading it. I would never have chosen to read it on my own. It‘s about women in the military, specifically the first female unit to assist a Special Ops Team in Afghanistan. Their job was to uncover crucial information about insurgents by talking to Afghan women & children, something the male soldiers were culturally *forbidden* to do. This was at a time when women were banned from combat roles.

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My name is Ashley!
My username is one I have used for awhile now on other social media. I came up with it by combining my nickname Ash & on the line; it‘s from a poem I wrote in 4th grade. It was called heart on the line which sounded romantic but was actually quite morbid lmao! 🤣 something about stealing an actual heart and hanging it up! I was a twisted kid!
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The women depicted here are just amazing and with such an important mission. Truly groundbreaking and they paved the way for women to be in combat and to join special forces. Why it took the military so long to realize that women were necessary for our two long, current wars in the ME is beyond me. It's really just common sense that women are needed to work and talk with the women in Afghanistan & Iran to help ensure the safety of all involved.

Some goodness arrived just in time for today's #snowday! They were on sale at #BookOutlet for International Women's Day. Happy to have a new #bookhaul, even though Mr. B said he thought I had no more room. LOL

This is a gorgeous story. The author took care to explain the military jargon and general atmosphere. I expected them to deal with a lot of negativity based on stories integrations I've heard of full on female integration, but these people understood the mission was bigger than an integration story and it really made it something special. I really loved it and it gives me hope for the integrations that are happening. They did everyone right here.

Just starting a new audiobook for #nonfictionnovember and omg I'm already so ragey over the sexism but so impressed by these womens' stories. 💪💪#audiobook

Currently reading this book for my book club. Really loving it so far.