Woman Soldier Awarded Silver Star Medal in Iraq

Woman Soldier Awarded Silver Star Medal in Iraq
For the first time since World War II, a woman Soldier was awarded the Silver Star Medal, one of the highest awards for valor in combat. Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, 23, vehicle commander, 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, was ambushed by insurgents March 20, while in a supply convoy south of Baghdad, Iraq. She led her team through the “kill zone” and then attacked the enemy, killing three with her rifle. More