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Category: Role Models
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Forty Years — This Day in History The Long Gray Line Stretched Further
40 years ago today, the first women graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. In honor of that historic day, May 28,1980, some members of West Point’s Class…
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All in: Paula Broadwell about General David Petraeus
This week Paula Broadwell, my friend, announced her new book, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus (Penguin Press, 2012) which covers the transformational leadership of General David Petraeus. This book,…
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Honored Role (part 25): 2nd Lt. Nina Barnhart: When is Looking Good, Bad?
This is the 25th installment in the Honored Role Series.” Nancy Reagan once said, “I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.” That may be true for many of aspects…
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Honored Role (part 24): Abby Griffin: The Call of Nursing
This is the 24nd installment in the Honored Role Series.” Reared around the military, Abby Griffin, a native of Cody, Wyoming, moved to Germany at nine year’s old when her mother was…
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Honored Role (part 23): Captain Kelly Peyton Howard — Yoga’s Warrior Pose Mind, Body & Spirit Connection
This is the 23nd installment in the Honored Role Series.” Two disciplines thousands of years old; the profession of arms, fighting for and defending your nation, and yoga, an ancient practice whose…
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Women’s World Cup Soccer: Winning by losing
“Winning isn’t everything. It is the only thing.” Vince Lombardi They are a different team, but had the same goal, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Title. Inspired by, growing up and playing…
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A Hurdle in Women’s Sports: Getting Men to Wear Women’s Team Jerseys
The month of June provided a myriad of exciting championships for athletes and sports fans. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Championship, the Boston Bruins handily defeated…
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A Sea of Women
This week I witnessed something I hope my own daughter will see one day—a sea of women in military uniform. More than 1,300 U.S. servicewomen, and a few servicemen, gathered in San…