Shoot like a girl : one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front
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Milaca Community Library - Nonfiction
958.104 H
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958.104 H
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.
Hegar, Mary Jennings.
Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Sexual harassment in the military -- United States.
United States -- Air National Guard -- Biography.
United States. -- Air Force -- Search and rescue operations -- Afghanistan.
United States. -- Air Force -- Women -- Biography.
United States. -- Air Force -- Women -- Crimes against.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.
Hegar, Mary Jennings.
Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Sexual harassment in the military -- United States.
United States -- Air National Guard -- Biography.
United States. -- Air Force -- Search and rescue operations -- Afghanistan.
United States. -- Air Force -- Women -- Biography.
United States. -- Air Force -- Women -- Crimes against.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
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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 challenge--to eliminate the military'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."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hegar, M. J. (2017). Shoot like a girl: one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front (First edition.). New American Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hegar, Mary Jennings. 2017. Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and On the Home Front. New American Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hegar, Mary Jennings. Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and On the Home Front New American Library, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hegar, Mary Jennings. Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and On the Home Front First edition., New American Library, 2017.
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