http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_530_Breaking_Code_Of_Silence.mp3 Army Specialist Kymberlea L. Durant was sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier during the Gulf War - and has only recently begun to speak out. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_530_Breaking_Code_Of_Silence.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_530_Breaking_Code_Of_Silence.mp3 <h4>Breaking the Code of Silence</h4><p><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/a03389a2a4bba613143c718cbae6e1df" alt="US Army Seal" height="100" width="100" />Reports of sexual assault in the Army have increased since anonymous reporting was implemented. According to the Department of Defense, 21% of women soldiers say they have been sexually assaulted.</p><p>Army Specialist Kymberlea L. Durant says that statistic is too low. She was sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier during the Gulf War and told by her lieutenant that reporting the crime would make America look bad. So she kept quiet.</p><p>Kymberlea talks to Dick Gordon about why she's speaking out now after 18 years of silence.<br /></p><ul><li>Learn how to <a href="http://www.sapr.mil/HomePage.aspx?Topic=Sexual%20Assault&amp;PageName=securingcare.htm" target="_self">report</a> sexual assault in the military</li><li>Thanks to Yanick Rice Lamb and Kendra Lee of <a href="http://www.heartandsoul.com/" target="_self">Heart &amp; Soul magazine</a> for connecting us with Kymberlea.<br /></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><h4>Follow-up:  New Life in a Foreclosed Home</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/5a3b12f2273d7212446d9f7dace91674" alt="Rmega Tsafari (headshot)" height="130" width="100" />Rmega Tafari - <a title="Rmega Tsafari" href="resolveuid/c21153aec2af75b3b63be29ea67881fa" target="_self">larger &gt;&gt;</a> <br /></p><p>We received dozens of emails about <a title="A New Life in a Foreclosed Home" href="resolveuid/d415195f9197fb87b42d73d9d5673002/view" target="_self">Dick's conversation with Rmega Tafari</a>, a woman squatting in an abandoned foreclosed home with her family. When Dick last spoke to Rmega, the bank that owned the home had asked her to leave.</p><p>Dick checks in with Rmega to find out what's happened since: she and her family have moved to Tallahassee where life is much better. Dua, Rmega's 4-year-old son, also shares his thoughts on the home they're renting and their new garden.</p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:00:00