Hudson, Charlie

Off with her combats boots and on to writing best describes Charlie Hudson, born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and raised in Louisiana. She is a 22-year career military veteran and wife, freelance writer and author. After graduating from Northwestern State University in 1974, she entered the Army through a special program of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) - two years before the first women were commissioned through a test program in selected college Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Hudson experienced a number of "firsts" during her career. She was the first female officer assigned in the h...