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Vol. 62, No. 33 Publishedlished inin thethe interestinterest ofof thethe 7th7th InfInfantry Division and Fort Carson community Aug. 20, 2004 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mil Bustin’ out ... Cimmaron Gerke from Brighton holds on as Tall Crown tries to buck him off during the first night of the bareback rid- ing competition at the 64th Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. Gerke tied for 3rd place in the bareback riding competi- tion, winning a total of $2,099. The five- day rodeo was held at Colorado Springs World Arena Aug. 11 through 15. The morning of Aug. 11 downtown Colorado Springs was filled with cowboys and cowgirls as well, as hundreds of people watched the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade. Photo by Pfc. Clint Stein CDC works on anthrax vaccine, asks Soldiers to donate plasma blood Defenselink News Service and evaluate AIG. The first installation The Departments of Defense and is Fort Campbell, Ky. Military person- Health and Human Services today nel will receive brochures and oral announced that the military will support presentations about the project when a Centers for Disease Control and they receive anthrax vaccinations, Prevention effort to create a new med- which began Aug. 11 at Fort Campbell. ication against anthrax. Other installations will be included at The new medication, anthrax a later date. immune globulin, is an antibody-based Officials from the program are dis- Photo by Sgt. Jon Wiley medication and could become a critical cussing when it will be coming to Fort medical countermeasure for the nation Carson in a meeting Monday. Burnin’ ... in case of an anthrax attack. The plasma will be used to make the The Fort Carson fire department got some real-world training Anthrax-vaccinated military per- new medication, AIG. If AIG passes Saturday after setting fire to a converted trailer on post that was no sonnel at Army installations will be several tests, it will be stored for emer- longer being used. Mel Davis, assistant chief, said it was cheaper to invited to donate some of their blood gency use to treat patients with severe burn the trailer than to haul it away. plasma to support this effort to create See Anthrax, Page 9 INSIDE THE Feature Happenings MOUNTAINEER MOUNTAINEER Race tickets Opinion/Editorial Women’s right to vote. Page 2 ITR has free Indy Racing League tickets and a Military LeAnn Rimes concert Warrior ethos. Page 5 Sunday. Call 526-5366 for Community more information. Vote for your next housing mayor. Page 11 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo It’s a good time for a visit to Sports comes to Colorado Springs. Flag football. Page 29 Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes. Post Weather hotline: See Pages 18 and 19. See Pages 23 and 24. 526-0096 MOUNTAINEER 2 Aug. 20, 2004 Opinion/Editorial Women’s Equality Day Commemorating women’s right to vote by Sgt. 1st Class Ronny L. Phillips Army, Deborah Sampson was the first great strides women have made. face sexual discrimination and sexual 3rd Brigade Combat Team woman known to have served (mas- The Secretary of Agriculture is harassment in the workplace. In civil- Equal Opportunity Advisor querading as a man) and many more Ann Veneman, the Secretary of Labor ian jobs, women’s annual salaries are We celebrate “Women’s Equality followed. In the Civil War, Dr. Mary is Elaine Chao, the head of the two-thirds that of men’s. Day” to commemorate the ratification Walker was commissioned as a lieu- Environmental Protection Agency is It is important for us all to have an of the 19th Amendment to the tenant in the Union Army Medical Christie Todd Whitman and the understanding of the history, contribu- Constitution of the United States, Corp. She was the first female doctor National Security Advisor is tion, current condition and issues for which occurred Aug. 26, 1920. in the Army and was awarded the Condoleeza Rice. women in the United States and in the With the 19th Amendment, 51 per- Medal of Honor. In Operation Iraqi Freedom, military service. cent of the population won the right to Since then, women have made women held many various leadership 7th Infantry Division and Fort vote. Women won the right to have a great strides in both the military and positions. Carson will celebrate Women’s say in how their government is run. The the civilian way of life. During the One in particular that I would like Equality Day Thursday at the Elkhorn passage of the 19th Amendment in Vietnam era, Army Cols. Elizabeth P. to mention is one of Fort Carson’s very Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1920 was one of the great milestones in Hoisington and Anna Mae Hays own. Lt. Col. Laura Loftus, battalion 1 p.m. This celebration is not just for one of the longest running civil rights became the first women to reach commander, 4th Engineer Battalion, women; everyone is invited to cele- campaigns in our nation’s history. In the rank of brigadier general in mili- 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Not only is brate the contributions that women 1971, the U.S. Congress designated tary history. she the first female combat engineer have made in the military and the Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” Desert Storm became the largest battalion commander to command in a civilian sector. The campaign for women's equali- involvement for women in military his- wartime situation but also, she is the To help celebrate Women’s Equality ty can be traced back to the birth of tory. In 1993, President Bill Clinton very first female combat engineer bat- Day, the National Women's History this great nation. During the signed the bill ending combat exclusion talion commander in the Army. Project developed the following quiz to Revolutionary War, when women were for women on combat ships. Even Despite these gains, women contin- use at events, around the office or in con- not allowed to serve in the Continental today’s presidential cabinet reflects ue to face obstacles. They continue to versation with friends. Women’s Equality Day quiz 1. Aug. 26, Women’s Equality 4. How many years did it take a. Abigail Adams Amendment to grant women the right to vote? Day, commemorates: for women to win the right to vote b. Sojourner Truth Amendment a. Canada a. the women’s work during the in the United States? c. Susan B. Anthony Amendment b. Germany World War II a. 72 years d. Gloria Steinem Amendment c. New Zealand b. the anniversary of women win- b. 120 years 7. Women who worked for d. United Kingdom ning the right to vote c. 20 years women's right to vote were called Answers: c. the flappers of the 1920s d. 51 years a. radical 1. b d. the contemporary women’s 5. Women in most of the western b. immoral 2. c rights movement states won the right to vote years c. suffragists 3. c 2. In what year did before the Federal Amendment was d. all of the above 4. a (from the first Women’s Congresswoman Bella Abzug intro- secured. This is the 90th anniver- 8. The term suffragist is derived Rights Convention in 1848 to 1920) duce legislation to ensure this sary of women in Kansas and from 5. d important American anniversary Oregon winning the vote. What a. one who suffers 6. c would be celebrated? other state is celebrating the 90th b. a voting tablet in ancient times 7. d a. 1992 anniversary of women winning the c. the Constitution 8. b b. 1984 right to vote. d. the Bill of Rights 9. d (New Zealand,1893; c. 1971 a. New York 9. How many countries had Australia, 1902; Finland, 1906; d. 1965 b. Florida guaranteed women’s right to vote Norway, 1913; Denmark, 1915; Union 3. In what year did women in c. Maine before the campaign was won in the of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1917; the United States win the right to d. Arizona United States? Canada, 1918; Germany, 1918; vote? 6. What was the name given a. 6 Poland, 1918; Austria,1919; Belgium, a. 1776 to the 19th Amendment to the b. 2 1919; Great Britain, 1919; Ireland, b. 1848 Constitution, which guaranteed c. 1 1919; Luxembourg, 1919; the c. 1920 women’s right to vote in the United d. 16 Netherlands, 1919; Sweden, 1919 d. 1946 States. 10. What was the first country 10. c (1893) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR be considered. lished, no letters concerning local or national political The Mountaineer invites readers to write letters to the Letters should be no longer than 200 words in length. issues will be published. 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