{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwomen-of-the-military.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsirens-how-to-pee-standing-up-z1JaQ_NS","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Sirens: How to Pee Standing Up - Episode 87","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01475cee-5202-445a-b2d6-47daf7ac2677/09cf8ff3-0d4a-4944-a11b-381a3478456e/laura-colbert-87-women-of-the-military-podcast.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/02a94780-408b-4ce1-8f99-f8a3447e403f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Sirens: How to Pee Standing Up - Episode 87\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Laura served in the Army National Guard from March 2001-2009 as a military police officer. She was activated to active duty and deployed to Baghdad, Iraq from March 2003-July 2004. In 2019, Laura published her memoir, Sirens: How to Pee Standing Up, which is an alarming memoir of combat and coming back home. \n\nShe graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from UW-Madison. Moved to England to teach Physical education in Aylesbury. Then moved to Fargo, ND to work with individuals who have Special Needs as an Activities Director. She worked as a Physical Education Teacher and Dean of Students at Madison West High School from 2008-2017. She received a master's in Educational Leadership through Cardinal Stritch in 2011 and a master's in Experimental Education from UW-LaCrosse in 2012. She has been an administrator at Waupaca Middle School since the fall of 2017."}