http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Thu, 23 May 2013 14:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://lite987.com/defense-secretary-leon-panetta-and-the-defense-department-have-lifted-the-ban-on-women-in-combat/ http://lite987.com/defense-secretary-leon-panetta-and-the-defense-department-have-lifted-the-ban-on-women-in-combat/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:06:13 +0000 Mark Richards http://lite987.com/?p=160403 The News came out of Washington Wednesday (January 23rd) when Defense officials and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat. This is an historic move that will open front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs to our female members of the military.

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