History of women in combat

POSTED: 9:06 AM Jan 24 2013 UPDATED: 9:37 AM Jan 24 2013

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Women have played a role in major combats throughout history.

Female soldier Afghanistan — 1 / 15

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to lift the U.S. military ban on women in combat. Look back at the history of women in the military and the important roles they have played in conflicts worldwide.

Female soldier Afghanistan

Women in Combat - Joan of Arc

Women in Combat - Revolutionary War

Women in Combat - Civil War

Women in Combat - World War I

Women in Combat - World War II

Women in Combat - WASP

Women in Combat - Germany

Women in Combat - Female Pilots

Women in Combat - Peru

Women in Combat - Vietnam

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Women in Combat - Ban

Women in Combat - Shannon Faulkner

Leon Panetta

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