PROBABLY SUICIDE: Fanfare about her Life, Silence about her Death. “Isn’t this the way it is with the celebration of women soldiers? We are told of the power and glory, but denied the tales of personal ruin, of which there will be many more. In other words, we are fed lies.”

Related: Portrait of a pioneer. “So, here is a thought: what if young women were encouraged to get married, bear children, and raise them instead of being encouraged to go to college, join the army, and commit suicide? Isn’t it at least possible that this might be a more functional basis for society?”

Earlier: Leader of failed all-female unit commits suicide; reason unknown.