Ashley's War: Women in the Military

The question of whether women should serve in the front lines of combat is one that's also been in the front lines of the news of late. As we await a final decision on the role of women in war by Secretary Ash Carter, Security Mom host Juliette Kayyem sits down with author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

She's the author of the book, Ashley's War, and it tells the story of Ashley White, one of the first women to be killed in combat in Afghanistan. It's a story of women who could be just as strong as the men they worked with — and in some ways, could accomplish things the men couldn't.