[SandRat]

Cpl. Jessica M. Hereford, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266, poses for a photograph at Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 19. She was one of the Marines who played an important role in providing security for recent elections by searching female Iraqis at voting stations, during Operation Liberty Express. Photo by: Cpl. Cullen J. Tiernan

[SandRat]

Marine PING

[Professional Engineer]

SpankenTruppen alert

[El Gato]

Lady Marine Ping

[no dems]

Why didn't we think of this in the 2000 Presidential Election; call out the Marines to HELP the folks in Broward County and West Palm Beach, Florida vote.

[msnimje]

Did the marines pay you to post this article on Free Republic?

[Calpernia]

One of the important roles in providing security for the elections was that of the female U.S. service members who searched female Iraqis at voting stations. Marines from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Al Asad eagerly volunteered to play a part in history and help the women of Iraq secure rights for themselves in a free society.

Corporal Jessica M. Hereford, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266, volunteered to be part of Operation Liberty Express. She left the safety of a secure installation, experienced the groundside of the Marine Corps and the ever present threat of improvised explosive devices while enabling the women of Haqlaniyah, Iraq, to vote.