We cannot forget, women served in the Vietnam War. It was in 1948, President Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act allowing women to serve as regular members of the military.
It was not until the year after the Vietnam War ended in 1976 that women could even go to officer school. It was R-Day for the Class of 1980, and 119 women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of females at The United States Military Academy at West Point.
Eight American servicewomen were killed during the Vietnam War, and their names are listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. An additional 57 American civilian women also died, including nurses.
The nurses saw the worst of it, we can never forget that. For example when Kate O’Hare-Palmer stepped off the plane in Vietnam in 1968, the first thing that hit her wasn’t gunfire. It was the heat—heavy, choking—and the smell of war. She was just 22 years old, wearing a neat summer Army Nurse Corps dress uniform that made her look impossibly young. Nearby, soldiers waiting to board the plane home lay silently on the ground with their duffel bags as pillows, eyes empty and far away.
My MIL was a navy nurse in Vietnam. She was a battle axe and a true RN of 40 years. She had a color guard at her funeral and her pastor made a point to commend not just her service but all female veterans. I was impressed.
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During the Vietnam War, more than 265,000 American women served the military and 11,000 women served in Vietnam, with 90% working as volunteer nurses.
Yes you read that right, Many of the women chose to be their out of an allegiance to their country 🇺🇸 We can never forget that.
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We cannot forget, women served in the Vietnam War. It was in 1948, President Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act allowing women to serve as regular members of the military.
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It was not until the year after the Vietnam War ended in 1976 that women could even go to officer school. It was R-Day for the Class of 1980, and 119 women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of females at The United States Military Academy at West Point.
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Thank you for serving 💯
Eight American servicewomen were killed during the Vietnam War, and their names are listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. An additional 57 American civilian women also died, including nurses.
The nurses saw the worst of it, we can never forget that. For example when Kate O’Hare-Palmer stepped off the plane in Vietnam in 1968, the first thing that hit her wasn’t gunfire. It was the heat—heavy, choking—and the smell of war. She was just 22 years old, wearing a neat summer Army Nurse Corps dress uniform that made her look impossibly young. Nearby, soldiers waiting to board the plane home lay silently on the ground with their duffel bags as pillows, eyes empty and far away.
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My MIL was a navy nurse in Vietnam. She was a battle axe and a true RN of 40 years. She had a color guard at her funeral and her pastor made a point to commend not just her service but all female veterans. I was impressed.
During the Vietnam War, more than 265,000 American women served the military and 11,000 women served in Vietnam, with 90% working as volunteer nurses.
Yes you read that right, Many of the women chose to be their out of an allegiance to their country 🇺🇸 We can never forget that.
All I see are Angels.