Dr. Hester graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis in 1992. She works in Glen Burnie, MD and specializes in Internal Medicine. Dr. Hester is affiliated with University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
It's a sure bet Santorum never heard of Sgt. Leigh-Ann Hester. She and two fellow soldiers cleared out an Iraqi ambush nest with rifle fire and grenades, eliminating 27 insurgents. She became the first woman soldier since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star for valor.