Mary Cox |
| Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995
Army
766th Transportation Headquarters
Germany; Saudi Arabia
Specialist
Anderson, IN
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A newbie in her Indiana National Guard unit, Mary Cox was sent to the Persian Gulf to serve with the 766th Transportation Headquarters, a transportation dispatch unit, in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert. Life just outside the combat zone brought heat, boredom, andas one of six women in a unit of 42 mena near total lack of privacy. To cope, she sent a constant stream of letters (sometimes as many as 20 a day) to her friends and family back home. As well, she relied on her sense of humor and the close relationships she developed with the other soldiers in her unit.
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