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?