Kathy Shore was 21 and unprepared for the wounds she'd care for at the 3rd Field Hospital. 'We saved a lot of lives,” the South Florida resident says.
AUSTIN, Texas — Linda Knightstep was only 9 years old when she made a decision that would determine the path her life would take. “It was very clear to me that caring for others was what I wanted to ...
(KVEO) – A dedicated nurse who served in Vietnam and later in Texas, Janet Speck has spent her career helping others, from treating soldiers in war zones to delivering babies in local hospitals. Speck ...
For 50 years they gathered dust in the basement — the scrapbooks, old photos and news clippings, honors and citations. The uniform and boonie hat remained at the back of a closet. But thanks to the ...
On a Sunday morning 55 years ago in Chu Lai, Vietnam, retired Army Col. Elizabeth G. Gorman Jr. had just sent the nurses under her command off to church when a frantic call came over the radio. A ...
Carol Olson of Howland, left, places a candle in remembrance of one of the eight nurses who died in Vietnam while Johanne Bartholomew, also of Howland, leaves a white rose and places her hand on the ...