military nurses are the finest angels on earth!! I am retired navy and was in from 1969-1989. They took care of your wounds alright but they also would sit and talk to you if you couldn't sleep. They would even write letters for you if you couldn't. I Thank God every day for the nurses that took care of me.
I spent two tours in sunny Vietnam. The first tour with the 4th IN Div near Plekiu and came close to completing my tour as a 1LT and was hit at the Oasis or 3Tano. While at the hospital I also came close to completing my stay there and while acting the fool went out and had too much to drink and ended up breaking a window in my little room. A major came into my room and threw me out and cut off my wrist band for eating in the Mess Hall. I had to sleep outside for one night in the cold but some kind soul advised me where the BOQ was and I was shipped out in a few days. Act the fool and suffer, I spent a lot of nights sleeping in the jungle and survived, unlike many in my unit. My second tour was with the Americal Div and I only lasted six weeks as a CO and was hit by an AK47 that almost took my arm off, but thankfully you wonderful nurses helped me through all that. The Doctors all voted to amputate my arm, but one nurse helped me through it all and I still have a working arm. Oh aint war great 450,000 lost soldiers. on our side, and yet war continues.I retired with twenty years. I am 84 years old now, and survived another career as a police officer.
To me saving lives is one of the most heroic acts. There are not enough words to say thanks for what they and all the Nam vets did. Guess all I can say to all of them is a very, very, very, long overdue WELCOME HOME! Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
Having spent a year at the 91st Evac assisting in surgery, I can say without hesitation it was the most dramatic experience of my life. Since returning to the states no event has even come close. I believe many veterans long to experience that depth of emotion once again because what would be described as normal life leaves us feeling shallow and perhaps a little empty. Yes, we have highlights now but they are infrequent and transitory, whereas working ER or OR “in country” touched us right to the marrow, 24/7. Coping with that reality is the challenge we all face.
hero,one and all. God bless our nation for our military and woman such as these. THIS is what america is all about. Joji said it best..."You kept us alive,we love you all".
Ladies in this video. I'm a post Vietnam era veteran. I thank all of you for serving, I proudly salute you and remove my hat in respect to All of you. Sincerely thank you for your service.
Valientes heroínas. Mis respetos para todas Uds. y para aquellas que luchan hoy contra ésta terrible enfermedad que sigue asolando el planeta. Dios las bendiga y acompañe siempre.
God bless the nurses who served in Vietnam. I served with the army in 1969, and was severely wounded by mortar fire in December of that year. If not for the nurses, doctors, and Medevac helicopter pilots, I would not be here typing this in 2004 at the age of 75.
Thank the Lord he sent such beautiful dedicated lady nurses to help in that hell hole. They laid it on the line, and for most it was nonstop for their tour. And they had bounties on their heads. The VC would get awards for taking out a nurse. Once a nurse left Nam she knew if nursing was her calling. Thank God it was for many.
I sympathize with the nurse who didn't want her son to join the Army. My father was a B-17 pilot, shot down, and spent 2 years as a POW. A B-17 has a crew of 10. Five died and five bailed out and survived. My dad stayed in the Air Force and flew B-47's and B-52's during the Cold War. In 1967, I was in college but I had been ordered to take the pre-draft physical, so I knew my draft number was very close to being called. Then one day on campus while going to the Student Union for a cup of coffee there was a Marine Officer Recruiting table with two Marines in Dress Blues. Being and Air Force brat, I stopped to talk to them. Turned out that they had a program where I could complete college and then be commissioned as an officer into the Marine Corps. Decisions, decisions. Wait for the the draft or become a Marine officer. So, the truth is that I joined the Marine Corps to avoid the draft. I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam from 1968-1969. I lost a lot of Marines wounded and killed. My brother was also in Vietnam at that time and was severely wounded. My brother remembers that the Corpsman who put him on the medivac helicopter said to the Corpsman on the helicopter, "I don't think he's going to make it." Well, thanks to the doctors and nurses at Da Nang, he did make it. He spent a year in a hospital but eventually retired from the Corps as a Colonel. He's 78 now and as strong as an ox and very athletic in competitions. I served 21 years with 3 years in combat, but i was only slightly wounded once by friendly fire. It was a small wound from friendly artillery. Just a small piece of shrapnel that hit me through my unbuttoned flak jacket. My corpsman said he'd put me in for a Purple Heart. I told him if the did I'd shoot him with my .45 because I don't deserve a Purple Heart when my own Marines tried to wound/kill me. In my opinion, the doctors and nurses who tended to the wounded, and I mean some Marines who were so horrible wounded it would make you cry, they deserved far recognition than they have ever been given. There should be the medical equivalent to the Medal of Honor. In so many cases, they saved the un-savable. That is beyond the call of duty for the medical corps. I admit that I'm a little biased. My grandfather was an Army surgeon and during WW II he was on General MacArthur's staff in the Philippines at the start of WW II, and he was General Eisenhower's senior medical officer on his staff as a Brigadier General. Ike tasked him to investigate the famous Patton slapping of a medical patient in Italy. I love the military, but I especially love the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical staff for the amazing work they do to save lives. Vietnam was a terrible war. The mines and booby-traps were the worse in the area I was in, but we had enemy firefights, snipers, mortars as well. Add disease, ringworm and leeches. Don't forget diarrhea, no bathing for weeks and sometimes over a month. Our uniforms rotted off of us. There was no potable water so we filled our canteens with whatever water that was available--as a last choice, we filled our canteens with rice paddy water and put 4 times the water purification tables in to kill whatever was in the water. It didn't help. We were semi-sick all the time. God bless the doctors and nurses in Vietnam.
I am always amazed of the stories such as yourself, and other's who served. My family served in the military. My father served in the Coast Guard in 1946, his sister a WAC, and brother Navy in WWIi. The cousin's three brother's in the Air Force. One cousin was stationed at the Air Force Base in Saigon. He did share stories with me. These nurses were strong, brave with compassion. I agree that these women should receive a Medal of Honor. How could it be done? Thank you is never enough for what you, and your family, sacrificed for this country. God Bless.
I am not in your hand at that time, but I always love you all. Fall in Sa Huynh Quang Ngai and become POW. Too many memory back in time. Thank you one of Soldier who gives me a very nice knife and Mr. Joko who give a good cafe milk and break.
The Purpose of War is Peace... "My stone is red for all the Blood they shed. The Medal I bear is my Country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by ALL MANKIND, Maybe Peace will come in my lifetime." ✝️ Thank you for your service Sisters 🤝 🇺🇸 One Nation Under Who ? 🪖 American Pride World Fking Wide Hooah!!!!!!!!!!!777
I love to hear the commentary re the war but I never hear anything about the socializing with the south Vietnamese people . What did the men and women of tha US learn from.the South vietnamese
You did more good than you'll ever know. Nurses in Vietnam saved my life.
All of you are not only angels of mercy, also hero's. Thank you your service and sacrifice. God Bless
military nurses are the finest angels on earth!! I am retired navy and was in from 1969-1989. They took care of your wounds alright but they also would sit and talk to you if you couldn't sleep. They would even write letters for you if you couldn't. I Thank God every day for the nurses that took care of me.
My name is Marlene also & I would also have gone back in an instant! Thanks ladies for your services 😘
Wonderful, courageous women who were dedicated to helping the young men in Viet Nam... heroes in my book! Much love to all of these nurses!
These women are heroines saving and loving lives.
I spent two tours in sunny Vietnam. The first tour with the 4th IN Div near Plekiu and came close to completing my tour as a 1LT and was hit at the Oasis or 3Tano. While at the hospital I also came close to completing my stay there and while acting the fool went out and had too much to drink and ended up breaking a window in my little room. A major came into my room and threw me out and cut off my wrist band for eating in the Mess Hall. I had to sleep outside for one night in the cold but some kind soul advised me where the BOQ was and I was shipped out in a few days. Act the fool and suffer, I spent a lot of nights sleeping in the jungle and survived, unlike many in my unit. My second tour was with the Americal Div and I only lasted six weeks as a CO and was hit by an AK47 that almost took my arm off, but thankfully you wonderful nurses helped me through all that. The Doctors all voted to amputate my arm, but one nurse helped me through it all and I still have a working arm. Oh aint war great 450,000 lost soldiers. on our side, and yet war continues.I retired with twenty years. I am 84 years old now, and survived another career as a police officer.
To me saving lives is one of the most heroic acts. There are not enough words to say thanks for what they and all the Nam vets did. Guess all I can say to all of them is a very, very, very, long overdue WELCOME HOME! Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
Former Navy Nurse. Thankyou
@@retiredcatlady There aren't enough words or actions to thank you properly, so THANKS & WELCOME HOME!!! FLY NAVY!!!
They're just as beautiful now as they were then! ❤️
you got that right
Having spent a year at the 91st Evac assisting in surgery, I can say without hesitation it was the most dramatic experience of my life. Since returning to the states no event has even come close. I believe many veterans long to experience that depth of emotion once again because what would be described as normal life leaves us feeling shallow and perhaps a little empty. Yes, we have highlights now but they are infrequent and transitory, whereas working ER or OR “in country” touched us right to the marrow, 24/7. Coping with that reality is the challenge we all face.
Thank you ladies. You are loved by so many of us old warriors.
Nothing but Respect here.
My hats off to you ladys...we never remember the nurses from Vietnam...thank you n God BLESS
The nurses in Vietnam saw soldiers with terrible wounds day in and day out. They were unbelievably strong.
Bless all of you brave nurses who are true hero's. Love you all.
Thank you very much for your service from a 1967/1968 Vietnam Air Force Vet. TSN 377th SPS.
Thank You for your Service! You were all very courageous.
hero,one and all. God bless our nation for our military and woman such as these. THIS is what america is all about.
Joji said it best..."You kept us alive,we love you all".
Ladies in this video. I'm a post Vietnam era veteran. I thank all of you for serving, I proudly salute you and remove my hat in respect to All of you.
Sincerely thank you for your service.
You kept us alive, we love you all.
These ladies are angels
I’m a nurse now as I was born in 1969 but how I wish I could of been a nurse in Vietnam! Thank you for your service ladies!
Valientes heroínas. Mis respetos para todas Uds. y para aquellas que luchan hoy contra ésta terrible enfermedad que sigue asolando el planeta. Dios las bendiga y acompañe siempre.
Not enough nurses. I ended up in the Vung Tau hospital in October of 1968. Terrible place. Thank you nurses.
I was in Vung Tau full of holes 25 May 69, no complaints, just loving gratitude to my Australian Nurses, Kiwi Nurses and US Nurses.
Remarkable woman thanks for your service.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏❤💯
God bless the nurses who served in Vietnam. I served with the army in 1969, and was severely wounded by mortar fire in December of that year. If not for the nurses, doctors, and Medevac helicopter pilots, I would not be here typing this in 2004 at the age of 75.
Thank you for your service! long time recognition missed, Aloha
Thank you ladies🥰 God bless you. You did more good than you'll ever know😘
thank you nurses for your service welcome home god bless you
As Nam Vet I cry as watch those nurse tell there story. I remenber them so well from my stay in!st Med Batt. hospital
Total respect for these womans.
lady's thank you for you service god love you.
Wonderful Americans! Thank you ladies!!
Thank you ladies. I did two Nam tours. 65-66, 69-70
bless you ladies thank you so much
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN UNIFORM OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY. WELCOME HOME !. MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020
Thank the Lord he sent such beautiful dedicated lady nurses to help in that hell hole. They laid it on the line, and for most it was nonstop for their tour. And they had bounties on their heads. The VC would get awards for taking out a nurse. Once a nurse left Nam she knew if nursing was her calling. Thank God it was for many.
This seems too little too late however God Bless you one and all! You’re all Hero’s 💜😘
Welcome home ladies. I was a CRNA at the 93rd evac . 66-67
They were our life line
I was medivaced twice in 25th inf. div. The med staff was amazing.
This interview is waaaay too short. I could watch an hour of this. I wish they were given more time.
GOD BLESS THEM EVERYONE!
I sympathize with the nurse who didn't want her son to join the Army.
My father was a B-17 pilot, shot down, and spent 2 years as a POW. A B-17 has a crew of 10. Five died and five bailed out and survived. My dad stayed in the Air Force and flew B-47's and B-52's during the Cold War.
In 1967, I was in college but I had been ordered to take the pre-draft physical, so I knew my draft number was very close to being called.
Then one day on campus while going to the Student Union for a cup of coffee there was a Marine Officer Recruiting table with two Marines in Dress Blues. Being and Air Force brat, I stopped to talk to them. Turned out that they had a program where I could complete college and then be commissioned as an officer into the Marine Corps.
Decisions, decisions. Wait for the the draft or become a Marine officer. So, the truth is that I joined the Marine Corps to avoid the draft.
I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam from 1968-1969. I lost a lot of Marines wounded and killed. My brother was also in Vietnam at that time and was severely wounded. My brother remembers that the Corpsman who put him on the medivac helicopter said to the Corpsman on the helicopter, "I don't think he's going to make it."
Well, thanks to the doctors and nurses at Da Nang, he did make it. He spent a year in a hospital but eventually retired from the Corps as a Colonel.
He's 78 now and as strong as an ox and very athletic in competitions.
I served 21 years with 3 years in combat, but i was only slightly wounded once by friendly fire. It was a small wound from friendly artillery. Just a small piece of shrapnel that hit me through my unbuttoned flak jacket. My corpsman said he'd put me in for a Purple Heart. I told him if the did I'd shoot him with my .45 because I don't deserve a Purple Heart when my own Marines tried to wound/kill me.
In my opinion, the doctors and nurses who tended to the wounded, and I mean some Marines who were so horrible wounded it would make you cry, they deserved far recognition than they have ever been given. There should be the medical equivalent to the Medal of Honor. In so many cases, they saved the un-savable. That is beyond the call of duty for the medical corps.
I admit that I'm a little biased. My grandfather was an Army surgeon and during WW II he was on General MacArthur's staff in the Philippines at the start of WW II, and he was General Eisenhower's senior medical officer on his staff as a Brigadier General. Ike tasked him to investigate the famous Patton slapping of a medical patient in Italy.
I love the military, but I especially love the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical staff for the amazing work they do to save lives.
Vietnam was a terrible war. The mines and booby-traps were the worse in the area I was in, but we had enemy firefights, snipers, mortars as well. Add disease, ringworm and leeches. Don't forget diarrhea, no bathing for weeks and sometimes over a month. Our uniforms rotted off of us. There was no potable water so we filled our canteens with whatever water that was available--as a last choice, we filled our canteens with rice paddy water and put 4 times the water purification tables in to kill whatever was in the water. It didn't help. We were semi-sick all the time.
God bless the doctors and nurses in Vietnam.
I am always amazed of the stories such as yourself, and other's who served. My family served in the military. My father served in the Coast Guard in 1946, his sister a WAC, and brother Navy in WWIi. The cousin's three brother's in the Air Force. One cousin was stationed at the Air Force Base in Saigon. He did share stories with me. These nurses were strong, brave with compassion. I agree that these women should receive a Medal of Honor. How could it be done? Thank you is never enough for what you, and your family, sacrificed for this country. God Bless.
Biggest hugs for all these woman!! I was too young to remember the Vietnam war but you make me so proud to be an American!!!
keep thinking that way and you"ll be ok.
God bless these ladies
Two tours 65-66, 69-70. Most proud both granddaughters one a special needs teacher, the other - a nurse!
deepest respect from Denmark !!!!
These are heroes !
I’m here because of these angels god bless these heroes! Sandman nam 69.
Incredible Angels!
I am not in your hand at that time, but I always love you all. Fall in Sa Huynh Quang Ngai and become POW. Too many memory back in time. Thank you one of Soldier who gives me a very nice knife and Mr. Joko who give a good cafe milk and break.
Angels.
Go Strong Beautiful Ladies 💪🙏
God bless them.
we loved our nurses
"Proud of every one those military combat nurses " who served in Vietnam
awesome ladies
They ARE heroes!
Respect to u lady’s
God Bless You All Abundantly
this needed to be wayy longer
God bless Them
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Past president and future thank you God bless you
The Purpose of War is Peace...
"My stone is red for all the Blood they shed. The Medal I bear is my Country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by ALL MANKIND, Maybe Peace will come in my lifetime."
✝️ Thank you for your service Sisters 🤝
🇺🇸 One Nation Under Who ?
🪖 American Pride World Fking Wide Hooah!!!!!!!!!!!777
Están igual de lindas que cuando fueron
What was the “field” hospital? I was a patient at the 3d field hospital 1966. I was also treated in Tay Ninh in 1970, but I forget the hospitals name.
Heroes every one of them
Angels !!!!!!!
check out youtube video,,,,,,Vietnam nurses dust off,,,,,,,thank you Nurses! a nice oldie tune
Were the donut dollies nurses or for morale support
ZGod bless you all.
I agree 100% heroes
Jan 21 1968 was the day i was hit. 36th evac hospital vung tau
What about the Asian gal?? I never heard heard her talk.
Offentimes since December 8, 1941 without a declaration of War from Congress as our founders intended
Hero”s
I love to hear the commentary re the war but I never hear anything about the socializing with the south Vietnamese people . What did the men and women of tha US learn from.the South vietnamese
👏👏👏❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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sorry 1st Med Batt. Also I love you all
Compare if you will these women to the THOTS we have today! If angels exist and they are on earth these women are them.