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On The Front Lines

Lt. Taylor Cardosi is photographed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on March 5, 2014 in Washington. Cardosi is a front line fire direction officer in an artillery battery after combat roles are opening to women. Cardosi's posting at the base south of Tacoma was a small milestone in the Army's integration of female soldiers into front-line combat roles that had been barred to them, even as they took on increasing responsibilities in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Lui Kit Wong)

Question: My niece, Hannah, served a tour of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, as part of the National Guard. Are there women in your family who have served military duty?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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