This is an old interview but I wanted to share it again. I love how Shana continues to display her bravery by speaking up and sharing her experiences. Please watch this CNN interview she gave in February to see an honest take on a subject we all should care about. We are long past the times when there is any such thing as a "safe" or "noncombat" military job. Lets face that facts that women have always and always will serve in combat roles. The word combat should no longer be a separating factor in the roles women play. If the woman is up to the task, she should be given the opportunity to serve within her capabilities.
M. L. Doyle has served in the U.S. Army at home and abroad for more than two decades as both a soldier and civilian. Mary is the author of The Desert Goddess series, an urban fantasy romp consisting of The Bonding Spell and The Bonding Blade. She has also penned The Master Sergeant Harper mystery series which has earned numerous awards including an IPPY, a Lyra Award and the Carrie McCray Literary Award. Mary is the co-author of two memoirs; A Promise Fulfilled; the story of a Wife and Mother, Soldier and General Officer (Jan. 201) and the memoir, I’m Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen—My Journey Home (Touchstone, 2010), which was nominated for an NAACP Image award. Mary's work has been published by The Goodman Project, The War Horse, The WWrite Blog and The Wrath-Bearing Tree, an online magazine for which she serves as a fiction editor. A Minneapolis, Minnesota native, Mary current lives in Baltimore. You can reach her at her website at mldoyleauthor.com.
