More than 100 woman who were sexually assaulted while they served in the military have gathered for a summit to both help
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each other and speak out on the matter. (May 8)
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(location: Undated)(source: none)(vo: still picture emailed as THOMAS PIC 1 -- she is one of the two women in front row, appreciate if you can zoom)AUDIO UNDER PIC: (SOT/Evelyn Thomas, Marine veteran 12:28:05)("During my military service, I was raped multiple times, four times, and the fourth one resulted in a pregnancy.")fade(location: Washington May 8 2012)(source: AP)(SOT/Evelyn Thomas, Marine veteran 12:30:00)("He was born premature. He only lived for a day.")fade(location: undated)(source: none)(vo: still picture emailed as BONNER PIC ONE)AUDIO UNDER PIC:(SOT/Sarah Bonner, Air Force veteran 12:49:33)("I joined the Air Force in 2004 and got to duty station in Germany, my first duty station, in May 2005, and 2 weeks after I arrived I was attacked.")fade(SOT/Sarah Bonner, Air Force veteran 12:52:28)("I think they wanted me to just go on with life and make it happy, and they expected me to put on makeup to cover up everything and come in smiling, as if nothing had happened.")fade(SOT/Elizabeth Luras, Army veteran 13:10:37)("I had just in that month and a half two other rapes that happened that I did not report because of the retaliation.")fade(SOT/Evelyn Thomas, Marine veteran 12:47:18("When you try to report the crime, they try to shut you up. Shh, it's a secret, it's our little secret, don't tell anyone.")(FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC: "MORE THAN 100 VETERANS WHO WERE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE SERVING IN THE MILITARY GATHERED AT A WASHINGTON HOTEL IN A SUMMIT HELD BY THE SERVICE WOMEN'S ACTION NETWORK.")(SOT/Anu Bhagwati, Service Women's Action Network 13:02:21)("We have veterans here from 27 states. They have never interacted with other survivors from around the nation, or outside their famlies or homes. They didn't know that there was a network of supportive people.")fade(SOT/Katie Weber, Army veteran 12:26:04)("Most of us have been treading water, so to speak, on our own, and now we have sisters and brothers." fade(SOT/Evelyn Thomas, Marine veteran 12:47:07)("We have a voice now. We will not be stopped. We will not be silenced any longer.")(FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC: "THE PENTAGON CALLS SEXUAL ASSAULT "A STAIN ON THE MILITARY" AND HAS ANNOUNCED NEW MEASURES TO CUT DOWN ON THE THOUSANDS OF ATTACKS EACH YEAR. LAWMAKERS SAY THEY'RE WATCHING." (SOT/Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. 13:18:15)("As the Defense Department has taken some critically important steps, our role really is to hold their feet to the fire, to get data that suggests there is a real change taking place, and if not, address the shortcomings yet again.Fade(SOT/Sarah Bonner, Air Force veteran 12:57:28)("Why is it now to 2012 when basically crap has had to hit the fan and fly, to where they can't ignore it anymore. Why is it taking so long? Hearing these stories, it's going back to World War II. What are we missing?")(FULL-SCREEN GRAPHIC: "RETIRED MARINE EVELYN THOMAS HAD EACH SUMMIT PARTICIPANT SIGN A HELMET TO TAKE TO CAPITOL HILL, AS REMINDER OF THE MISSION.")(vo: best shot of the helmet, around 13:48:20)AUDIO UNDER PIC(SOT/Evelyn Thomas, Marine veteran 13:43:50)("We donned a helmet once to serve our country. We're donning it again to serve our people.")fade to black(****END****)ANCHOR VOICE: NONE-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: PETER VAN VLEET---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: PETER VAN VLEET----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: NONE----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO: NONE
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