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Mary Jennings Hegar

March 7, 2017 in Modern Worthies

Mary Jennings Hegar

The Soldier Who Pushed To Okay Women For Combat

This Purple Heart warrior (and medical evacuation pilot) filed suit against the US military policy excluding women from combat - the military recanted it shortly thereafter.

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