Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Scars from military service go deeper than combat for women veterans

Scars from military service go deeper than combat

Posted: Nov 07, 2011
By Margo Gray

Huntsville, AL (WAFF) -
WAFF 48 News is helping to highlight a major issue involving sexual assault or rape, something that happens too often in the states, and overseas in the military.

We sat down with a veteran Monday night, she said the ones she served shoulder to shoulder with were same ones she feared the most.

Cheryl Martin was 18 years old when she enlisted.

"I understood freedom and what the prices were and I wanted to contribute to that but I didn't think that included what I received," said Martin.

It took Martin years to speak about her time serving in the 2nd infantry division in Korea in 1986 to 1989.

She was raped three times by two of her superiors.
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