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Supporting Intergalactic and Earth-bound Troops
By Bonnie Burton

Showing off your Star Wars pride while dressed as a stormtrooper sounds like fun, but for some female fans, they’d rather trade in the helmet for a ’40s up do. The ladies of the Imperial Service Organization do more than dress up like the WWII gals of yesteryear, they support the clone troopers and stormtroopers in the 501st Legion, as well as the real-life soldiers who fight overseas.

Dune Sea Garrison Commanding Officer Jennifer LaFortune (SL/ID-7047) chats with StarWars.com about the origins of the  ISO, what charity work the ladies do, and why it’s fun to bond with other gals in Star Wars uniform — all for a good cause.

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501stCast: MiniCast: December 31, 2008: Meet the ISO

You’ve seen them at Celebration IV, San Diego Comic-Con and other 501st events. They were immortalized by Lucasfilm artist Tom Hodges in the official Clone Wars online webcomic. But little has been revealed about the ladies of the Imperial Service Organizations (ISO)…until now.

The 501stCast’s own roving reporter, TD-0013, climbed out from under his rock to interview two of the founding members of this all-female support group for troops in a Galaxy Far Far Away as well as in our own real world, and discovers there is more to these dedicated dames than just looking pretty.

Click here to visit the 501st.com/podcast site to listen to the interview!

http://www.starwars.com/clonewars/comic/

Take a gander at page 4, if you will!