Kimbo Slice has died at the age of 42, it has been confirmed. MMA fighter Slice, real name Kevin Ferguson, was admitted to hospital in Coral Springs, Florida, with police reportedly asking his family for information after his admittance.
Women have been part of the Marines since 1918, and were deployed to Korea in the 1950s. âBy the height of the Vietnam war, there were about 2,700 women Marines served [sic.] both stateside and overseas,â according to the Women Marines Association.
A final attraction to join the WAVES became reality when the Navy awarded women equal pay and rank in October 1943. WAVES were now subject to the same regulations and requirements for promotions as men. That created a huge incentive for women to enlist and, within a year, 27,000 women wore the WAVES uniform.