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Reed Supports Pentagon's Plan to Lift Ban on Women in Combat

Statement

By: Jack Reed
By: Jack Reed
Date: Jan. 23, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Military Personnel

Today, after reports surfaced that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will announce that the Pentagon is rescinding a rule that excludes women from combat, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Armed Services Committee who strongly supports the historic change, issued the following statement:

"I applaud the Secretary for formally removing the ban. The reality of today's battlefield is that all who serve are in combat."


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