Beyond the Call by Eileen Rivers

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A riveting account of three women who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with men and worked with local women to restore their lives and push back the Taliban

They marched under the heat with 40-pound rucksacks on their backs. They fired weapons out of the windows of military vehicles, defending their units in deadly battles. And they did things that their male counterparts could never do–gather intelligence on the Taliban from the women of Afghanistan. As females they could circumvent Muslim traditions and cultivate relationships with Afghan women who were bound by tradition not to speak with American military men. And their work in local villages helped empower Afghan women, providing them with the education and financial tools necessary to rebuild their nation–and the courage to push back against the insurgency that wanted to destroy it. For the women warriors of the military’s Female Engagement Teams (FET) it was dangerous, courageous, and sometimes heartbreaking work.

Beyond the Call follows the groundbreaking journeys of three women as they first fight military brass and culture and then enemy fire and tradition. And like the men with whom they served, their battles were not over when they returned home.

A Talk with Eileen Rivers, Author of Beyond the Call

July 16 2018

A Talk with Eileen Rivers, Author of Beyond the Call

What are Female Engagement Teams? How did they come to be, and why were they necessary? Female Engagement Teams (commonly called FETs) started with the Army in Iraq around 2003. At that time the Army called the groups of women Team Lioness. These women (about two or three on a team) routinely joined combat troops…

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A Talk with Eileen Rivers, Author of Beyond the Call

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A Talk with Eileen Rivers, Author of Beyond the Call

A Talk with Eileen Rivers, Author of Beyond the Call