Because I Was a Woman Who Served, I Was Stigmatized and Stereotyped by a Stranger
Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and soon found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.
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DonateNoelle Wiehe is an award-winning journalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. She worked as a civilian journalist covering several Army units, including the U.S. Army's Cadet Command and the 75th Ranger Regiment. She joined the military as a public affairs specialist and was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. She deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve to Kuwait. As a Military Veterans in Journalism fellow, she covered every branch of the military as well as the first responder community at Coffee or Die Magazine. She now resides in Lafayette, Louisiana, and serves as a media relations specialist for the military's healthcare system.
Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and soon found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.