Sexually assaulted troops struggle to recover

                   
cnn.com: Carolyn Schapper feared her entire intelligence team would suffer if she complained about leader's behavior. cnn.com
cnn.com     Jul 22, 2008            

Female troops have been raped, sexually harassed while on duty in Iraq 15 percent walking into VA test positive for military sexual trauma VA opens 16th inpatient ward specializing in treating military sexual victims Female veteran to daughter in military: Don't let your guard down with male soldiers YORK, Pennsylvania (AP) -- It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. While time passed, the former Navy nurse disconnected from her children and her life slowly unraveled. Carolyn Schapper says she was harassed in Iraq by a fellow Army National Guard soldier to the extent that she began changing clothes in the shower for fear he'd barge into her room unannounced -- as he already had on several occasions. Even as women distinguish themselves in battle alongside men,... [read full story]                    

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Assault victims in military face tough recovery

wsvn.com     Jul 21, 2008          

YORK, Pa. -- It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. While time passed, the former Navy nurse disconnected from her children and her life slowly unraveled.                    

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Assault victims in military face tough recovery

iht.com     Jul 21, 2008          

EDITORS NOTE — With troops fighting on foreign soil since late 2001, the United States is learning about the long-term toll of modern war on the home front. The last of a three-part series looks at victims of sexual assault in...                    

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Female soldiers cite sexual assaults

msn.com     Jul 21, 2008          

YORK, Pa. - But the sheer number of women serving today — more than 190,000 so far in Iraq and Afghanistan — is forcing the military and Department of Veterans Affairs to more aggressively address it. Of the women veterans from...                    

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Military women battle 2nd foe: sex assault

suntimes.com     Jul 21, 2008          

YORK, Pa. — It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. While time passed, the former Navy nurse disconnected from her children and her life slowly unraveled.                    

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Is The Military Finally Going To Do Something About The Sexual Harassment Of Soldiers? [Women In...

gawker.com     Jul 21, 2008          

From horrifying stories of contractors raped in Iraq to the seeming near-daily stories of disappearing female soldiers, it's begun to feel — even to the military brass — like there just... [[ This is a content summary only....                    

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15 percent of women in the military test positive for sexual trauma.

thinkprogress.org     Jul 22, 2008          

New AP story reports on the troubling incidents of sexual assault and harassment of women in the military: Of the women veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who have walked into a VA facility, 15 percent have screened positive...                    

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Military seeks to help sexual-assault victims

ljworld.com     Jul 22, 2008          

By Kimberly Hefling - Associated Press Writer York, Pa. — It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. Carolyn Schapper says she was harassed in Iraq by a fellow...                    

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Assault victims in military face tough recovery

courierpostonline.com     Jul 22, 2008          

By KIMBERLY HEFLING • Associated Press • July 22, 2008 YORK, Pa. — It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. But the sheer number of women serving today -- more...                    

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Assault victims in military face tough recovery

whptv.com     Jul 22, 2008          

YORK, Pa. (AP) - Women have been distinguishing themselves in battle alongside men, but they've also been fighting off sexual assault and harassment. The number of women serving today - more than 190,000 so far in Iraq and...                    

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15 percent of women in the military have suffered sexual trauma.

feministing.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Sexualized violence comes with the territory of war. It is an age old tactic and also a byproduct of the pressure of war and the insistence on overt misogyny. So it is no surprise that according to the AP 15 percent of women...                    

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