In October 2003, Sergeant Kayla Williams of the 101st Airborne Division anxiously awaited news of fellow soldier Brian McGough, wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq. On returning home, Williams and McGo
Documents the marriage of two Iraq War veterans to describe the impact of the author's husband's brain injury on their relationship, their shared efforts to overcome post-traumatic stress and her pers
A brutal and honest account of being a woman among men in the United States Army."A woman soldier has to toughen herself up" writes Kayla Williams in this fiercely honest account of what it's like to
Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is "funny, frank and full of gritty details" (New York Daily News), she tell
The U.S. Air Force (AF) wanted to gauge the current status of its wounded warriors, including their use of and satisfaction with AF programs designed to serve them. This report presents the analysis o
This inspiring anthology is the first to convey the rich experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words—from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle
This report addresses questions concerning the U.S. Department of Defense’s ability to measure and track the language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) training and capabilities of general purpo
