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LETTERS
Fearless Women Warriors of Eritrea
Nov. 28, 2014 4:41 p.m. ET
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With regard to Sandor Jaszberenyi’s excellent Nov. 19 op-ed “The Mother Who
Fought ISIS to the Death”: As a former Marine officer deployed to Iraq I
had the honor and privilege of serving with the Peshmerga in northern Iraq
and I echo Mr. Jaszberenyi’s sentiments and observations. Interestingly, I
had on occasion been deployed to Eritrea, and the true warriors in Eritrea
are the women; they are widely acknowledged as being the fiercest fighters.
In fact, there is a monument in Asmara, Eritrea, which honors the military
exploits of women in the Eritrean armed forces. Working side-by-side with
Peshmerga and with Eritrean brave and fearless women, I can attest to their
military acumen and fighting spirit.
Please, let us not overlook the women of America’s armed forces: After 28
years the in the Marine Corps working with, deploying with and fighting
with American fighting women, I will put them right up there with Peshmerga
and Eritrean women warriors in their soldierly virtues.
Lt. Col. David M. McCarthy
USMC (Ret.)
Torrance, Calif.
Received on Sat Nov 29 2014 - 12:16:37 EST