Face of Defense: Marine Sets Example for Other Women
Face of Defense: Marine Sets Example for Other Women
By Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington
2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., March 22, 2010 – When women were first allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps in the 1940s, they did not qualify with weapons and they were not required to learn hand-to-hand combat, but they received instruction on etiquette and how to wear makeup.
Marine Corps Cpl. Amy Gentry stands in her company’s vehicle compound at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington
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