“There were five of us sharing the same B-Hut, now there are three,” said Lt. Riannon Blaisdell-Black, the commander of the Third Platoon of the 164th Military Police. Christoph Bangert for The New York TimesFor Soldiers, Death Sees No Gender Lines -- New York Times
MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan — When Specialist Devin Snyder, a 20-year-old from the Southern Tier of New York State, was killed by a bomb planted on a highway near this town in eastern Laghman Province on June 4, she became the 28th female American soldier to die in Afghanistan.
Servicewomen have died in all of America’s wars, but usually they were support personnel such as nurses and clerks. In Afghanistan, most women who have died were killed in combat situations, as Specialist Snyder was, despite the military’s official prohibition on women in combat jobs.
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Update #1: US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,522 -- Yahoo News/AP
Update #2: US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,463 -- Washington Post/AP
My Comment: Yup .... in war time you are not focused on the gender, sexual orientation, or race of your fellow soldier. Everyone supports everyone for the same reason .... to get back home alive and in one piece.