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Gena Smith is an Army veteran of the Iraq war. In 2006 she was ordered into an all-male combat unit because of her prowess as an intelligence specialist. Her brigade fought a year-battle to tame the city of Baqubah, where she was also raped by her own.
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11 November 2021
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03 May 2015
My generation – the so-called Millennials – are coming of age and bringing along a lack of empathy for older generations. Both the Baby Boomer and...
19 March 2015
<i>Gena Smith is a combat veteran of Iraq, and suffers from both PTSD and MST (Military Sexual Trauma). She’s a veteran advocate who volunteers for...