http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/10/30/claire-becketts-in-training-soldiers-before-war/ Lost At E Minor: For creative people Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/10/30/claire-becketts-in-training-soldiers-before-war/#comment-260794 Claire Beckett Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:41:42 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=10266#comment-260794 To my knowledge women serving in the United States military do not wear headscarves, they wear standard military uniforms. The women in my photographs wearing headscarves are role playing as Iraqi women during training exercises in the US. Some of the women are civilian actors and others are female military personnel. The purpose of the costumes is to make the training feel more realistic. To my knowledge women serving in the United States military do not wear headscarves, they wear standard military uniforms. The women in my photographs wearing headscarves are role playing as Iraqi women during training exercises in the US. Some of the women are civilian actors and others are female military personnel. The purpose of the costumes is to make the training feel more realistic.

]]> http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/10/30/claire-becketts-in-training-soldiers-before-war/#comment-224732 Lotje Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:48:14 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=10266#comment-224732 These pictures are fascinating and beautiful - a question: why are some of the girls wearing the headscarves - is that common among army women serving in Arab countries? These pictures are fascinating and beautiful – a question: why are some of the girls wearing the headscarves – is that common among army women serving in Arab countries?

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