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    Katie Weber’s Story

    Katie Weber
    Served in the US Army, 1993-1995

    I joined the Active Duty Army in September of 1993 to serve my country, earn money for college and make a career out of being a soldier. I was 17. Six months after joining, I was given my first set of orders and I was headed to Germany. I ended up in a small unit Read the full article…


    Katie’s Story

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    Served in the US Army, 2004-2006

    I was raped by a civilian while on active duty and I was inappropriately touched by another soldier in my unit. When I reported it, the military did nothing but remove the soldier from my unit. He was still stationed at Ft. Lee with the other female veteran that he assaulted and me. My 1st Read the full article…


    Julie’s Story

    julie
    Served in the US Navy, 2002-2008

    I was raped four months into my Navy career. The command did nothing. I was called a liar. I was administratively discharged. Last year, I was contacted by email from the rapist. NCIS opened an investigation but then they started digging into my past and wanted me to sign a release to get the records Read the full article…


    Julia’s Story

    julie
    Served in the US Navy, 1982-1984

    I was medically discharged from the navy for fracturing my pubic bone and I developed chronic pain and was unresponsive to physical therapy. When I got through the barriers to VA medical care in San Antonio . I was raped and then exploited by a now-retired doctor. I did the memory blocking typical to PTSD Read the full article…


    Nicole’s Story

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    Served in the Army, 2003-

    This is my story. I was attacked and sexually assaulted at my home and at work by a higher-ranking officer who wanted to control me. From the time my attacks happened back in 2008 until now I have been re-victimized over and over. Often, as a woman—especially as a minority woman who is an officer—we Read the full article…


    Anonymous’ Story

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    Served in the US Army, 1981-1987

    My rape happened when I and a male friend had duty (CQ) the same night which meant we were both off work the next day. He had an apartment off the water and we both thought it would be cool to hang out together. I was not attracted to this guy, we have never been Read the full article…