Former Eagles Cheerleader Rachel Washburn Now Stars For Army
As a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader, Rachel Washburn toted pom-poms. As an Army intelligence officer with a special ops combat unit in Afghanistan, she carried an assault rifle and pistol. She was a pioneer in a special mission to relate to local women in ways that would be culturally inappropriate for male troops - including helping deliver an Afghan baby in a snowstorm.
Washburn, 25, who recently returned from her second tour in Afghanistan, will be honored Sunday night as a "Hometown Hero" by the Eagles at their home against the Chicago Bears.
Cheerleader turned soldier? Did that turn heads when she was in military training or living in a mud hut with Green Berets in a village in Afghanistan? More
Interesting little tid-bit, Madeline Kane, who graduated from Bennett, was a cheerleader with Rachel.
ReplyDeleteAnother tit-bit would be that is probably his happier now than as a cheerleader.
ReplyDeletebut shes a bad person for carrying that gun ... you'll put your eye out
ReplyDeleteShe can share my fox hole any time, love night guard duty with her.
ReplyDeletebig deal maddy kane, she was more qualified to be a skins cheerleader since she really wasn't that pretty!
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