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Emily Winfield Martin: IMG Kids' Q&A: Emily Winfield Martin

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Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army

by Kayla Williams

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Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is "funny, frank and full of gritty details" (New York Daily News), she tells of enlisting under Clinton; of learning Arabic; of the sense of duty that fractured her relationships; of being surrounded by bravery and bigotry, sexism and fear; of seeing 9/11 on Al-Jazeera; and of knowing she would be going to war.

With a passion that makes her memoir "nearly impossible to put down" (Buffalo News) Williams shares the powerful gamut of her experiences in Iraq, from caring for a wounded civilian to aiming a rifle at a child. Angry at the bureaucracy and the conflicting messages of today's military, Williams offers us "a raw, unadulterated look at war" (San Antonio Express News) and at the U.S. Army. And she gives us a woman's story of empowerment and self-discovery.

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"Brave, honest, and necessary."--Nancy Pearl, NPR Seattle
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About the Author

Kayla Williams was formerly a sergeant in a military intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). She lives in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393329223
Author:
Williams, Kayla
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
With:
Staub, Michael E.
Author:
Staub, Michael E.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Military - Iraq War
Subject:
Military - Iraq War (2003-)
Subject:
United States - Women
Subject:
Williams, Kayla
Subject:
Biography-Military
Publication Date:
20060931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in
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