03808nam 22005893 450 991015897800332120241107100724.01-101-98845-2(CKB)3710000001018685(MiAaPQ)EBC6107697(OCoLC)935676913(Au-PeEL)EBL6107697(OCoLC)1090838877(ODN)ODN0002462171(EXLCZ)99371000000101868520210901d2017 uy 0engur|n#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierShoot Like a Girl One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front1st ed.2017East Rutherford :Penguin Publishing Group,2017.©2017.1 online resource illustrations1-101-98843-6 Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Epigraph -- Prologue -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments.“A must-read about an American patriot whose courage and determination will have a lasting impact on the future of our Armed Forces and the nation.”—Senator John McCain On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve...   After being commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, MJ Hegar was selected for pilot training by the Air National Guard, finished at the top of her class, then served three tours in Afghanistan, flying combat search-and-rescue missions, culminating in a harrowing rescue attempt that would earn MJ the Purple Heart as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device.   But it was on American soil that Hegar would embark on her greatest challenge—to eliminate the military’s Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, which kept female armed service members from officially serving in combat roles despite their long-standing record of doing so with honor.   In Shoot Like a Girl , MJ takes the reader on a dramatic journey through her military career: an inspiring, humorous, and thrilling true story of a brave, high-spirited, and unforgettable woman who has spent much of her life ready to sacrifice everything for her country, her fellow man, and her sense of justice.        INCLUDES PHOTOSOne woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home frontAfghan War, 2001-2021Personal narrativesHelicopter pilotsUnited StatesBiographySex discrimination against womenUnited StatesHistory21st centurySexual harrassment in the militaryUnited StatesAfghan War, 2001-2021Search-and-rescue operationsUnited StatesUnited StatesAir National GuardBiographyAfghan War, 2001-2021Helicopter pilotsSex discrimination against womenHistorySexual harrassment in the militaryAfghan War, 2001-2021Search-and-rescue operations958.104/748 BBIO008000BIO022000HIS027190bisacshHegar Mary Jennings1247523MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910158978003321Shoot Like a Girl2891936UNINA