LEADER 03808nam 22005893 450 001 9910158978003321 005 20241107100724.0 010 $a1-101-98845-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018685 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6107697 035 $a(OCoLC)935676913 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6107697 035 $a(OCoLC)1090838877 035 $a(ODN)ODN0002462171 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018685 100 $a20210901d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aShoot Like a Girl $eOne Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front 205 $a1st ed. 210 $d2017 210 1$aEast Rutherford :$cPenguin Publishing Group,$d2017. 210 4$d©2017. 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations 311 08$a1-101-98843-6 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $a?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 PHOTOS 517 3 $aOne woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021$vPersonal narratives 606 $aHelicopter pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aSex discrimination against women$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aSexual harrassment in the military$zUnited States 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xSearch-and-rescue operations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xAir National Guard$vBiography 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021 615 0$aHelicopter pilots 615 0$aSex discrimination against women$xHistory 615 0$aSexual harrassment in the military 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xSearch-and-rescue operations 676 $a958.104/748 B 686 $aBIO008000$aBIO022000$aHIS027190$2bisacsh 700 $aHegar$b Mary Jennings$01247523 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158978003321 996 $aShoot Like a Girl$92891936 997 $aUNINA