Mary Gallagher at Sather Air Force Base near Baghdad in October 2009, about a month, she said, before she was raped.
Congress targets sex assaults in military
Measure demands Pentagon action
Mary Gallagher at Sather Air Force Base near Baghdad in October 2009, about a month, she said, before she was raped.
With the number of women rising in the military, Congress has become a key ally in the fight against sexual assaults in the military, with the Senate and House both passing legislation that would increase pressure on the Pentagon to do more to combat sexual violence within its ranks.
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