Marine Raid Breaks Gender Barrier

"In a first in Iraq, 14 female Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 8 were called away from their usual jobs of supplying ammunition, food, water, fuel and mail to operate alongside infantry Marines of the 3d Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment for a three-day offensive in the city of Karmah.

Cultural sensitivities precluded male Marines from searching women, so the female Marines were meant to deflate fears of Iraqi men and women, said the battalion executive officer, Major Larry Miller. "

All I can say to my fellow Marines is: Semper Fi