Military women through the years
Through the years, women's roles in wartime have evolved. Here's a collection showing the different ways women have served in the military over time.
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2012
In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.
Credit: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
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