Linda Pugsley – Care in the Air
Retired Air Force Major Linda Pugsley recounts her service as a flight nurse in Vietnam, reflecting on the profound emotional difficulty of caring for severely wounded soldiers, many of whom were just out of high school.
David Murphy – Same Place, Different Welcome
David Murphy describes his experience as a 17-year old Marine being sent to Vietnam and how his arrival into the country differed from that of some of his fellow Marines.
Shaina Johns – The Calming Voice of Hope
After participating in JROTC in high school, Shaina Johns decides to join the Army Reserves against the wishes of her parents. She is deployed to Kuwait and, despite being trained as an MP, works as a radio operator the entire time, calling in 9-line medevacs and providing a calming voice of hope to those on […]