Mother of all battles

Surviving abandonment in the south side of Chicago to beat the odds and forge a stellar military career, Tee Hanible helps other kids in trouble, reports Gail Sheehy

DURING the run up to the Iraq War, Tee Hanible, a young Marine working a desk job, asked to be deployed but it meant leaving her child behind. What makes a mother of a 3-year-old girl feel such a powerful need to sacrifice her family life for her country?

“You’re not Marine Corps material — you won’t make it.”