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Cooking food, working as nurses, working in maintenance and repair units, dressing as men: for millennia, women have worked near and actually on the battlefield. But they still make up less than a quarter of the active U.S. military force, and they still face career barriers.Despite fear of retaliation in the face of misogyny, three local female veterans, Deborah Dicks Maxwell, Marcia Morgan, and Veronica Carter, say they're proud of the times they spoke up for their rights and dignity.
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Modern dance and Memorial Day remembrances might not sound like natural bedfellows. But this year, Paul Taylor Dance Company is working to raise the…
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Starting Monday, military veterans in the Coastal Carolina region will be able to seek medical treatment closer to home. The new Wilmington Health Center,…
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement to lift the combat ban for women serving in the military came as no surprise to author Kirsten Holmstedt.…
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Wilmington resident Norma Luther is riding in a caravan of about 20 trucks and busses for the Wreaths Across America program.WHQR’s Michelle Bliss caught…