A reader writes:
I didn't know if you had read this in the Washington Post, but I think it might be of interest in the discussion on whether woman should be allowed in combat. The story is about Lt. Heather "Lucky" Penney, a female combat pilot who was sent up into the air on 9/11 in a plane that wasn't armed with weapons, with the instructions to find and bring down Flight 93 before it could get to Washington – with her plane. She was to ram it, crash into it, and if she was lucky, she might have time to eject. Probably not. It was in truth a kamikaze mission. And she didn't hesitate.
I'm in awe.
The Dish 