HISTORIC MEMO

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01/25/2013 09:09 AM CST

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sign a memo to lift the ban on women in military combat operations during a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013. Army Lt. Col. Tamatha Patterson looked on during the signing.