Monday, May 03, 2004
Whoops!!!
The New York Times is saying that General Karpinski was the "only woman to hold a command in the war zone."
Huh????
I personally knew three women commanders.
LTC Colonel Kristin French commanded the support battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The support and transportation troop within the support battalion, 3rd ACR, was commanded by a woman whose name I unfortunately cannot recall.
The 603rd Transportation company was commanded by a woman named Captain Blood--I don't know her first name.
Anyone who had served in the military could have caught that sentence immediately and checked it out, and corrected the error.
Unfortunately, the New York Times's commitment to newsroom diversity apparently doesn't extend to getting any veterans on its defense desk.
Just another example of the lack of informed veterans in the newsroop hurting coverage.
Splash, out
Jason
Huh????
I personally knew three women commanders.
LTC Colonel Kristin French commanded the support battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The support and transportation troop within the support battalion, 3rd ACR, was commanded by a woman whose name I unfortunately cannot recall.
The 603rd Transportation company was commanded by a woman named Captain Blood--I don't know her first name.
Anyone who had served in the military could have caught that sentence immediately and checked it out, and corrected the error.
Unfortunately, the New York Times's commitment to newsroom diversity apparently doesn't extend to getting any veterans on its defense desk.
Just another example of the lack of informed veterans in the newsroop hurting coverage.
Splash, out
Jason
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