In honor of Veterans Day, Kore Press released an anthology today that collects the stories and poetry of 19 women who served in the U.S. military.

Entitled Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks, from Vietnam to Iraq, the collection includes material from women who fought in the major battlefields of the last 40 years--including Somalia and Operation Desert Shield. The collection has both a book blog and a book trailer. Take a break and remember the men and women who fought for our country.

From the release: "The 40 poems and personal essays collected in this volume are inspired by a photo album of the enemy dead; heat exhaustion on an afternoon in Mosul; a first jump from an airplane; fending off advances from Iraqi men; an attempted rape by a Navy SEAL; interrogating suspected terrorists; contemplation of suicide; and a spiritual meditation on preparing the bodies of fallen comrades for burial."