Women in Vietnam
~ In Memoriam and in Thanks
“If other eyes should grow dull and
other hands slack,
and other hearts cold in solemn trust, ours shall keep it
well
as long as the light and warmth of life remains in us."
The Vietnam
Women's Memorial "From this day forward, it will be a place of healing and hope for the thousands of women veterans who suffer the invisible and silent wounds of war. It will stand as a symbol for all generations as an enduring legacy of strength, courage, compassion and caring portrayed by the military and civilian women who faithfully served at home and abroad during a very, very difficult time for our nation." ~Col. Jane Carson
VVMP: Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Home Page
The fantastic new official home page for the organization created to raise money for the Vietnam Women's Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC. They still need your help to keep their education programs going.
The Vietnam Women's Memorial Needs YOUR Help
"As you know it has been increasingly challenging raising the funds after the dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial. Yet, thanks to some fabulous people and wonderful volunteers we retired the debt for the memorial itself last year....so the monument is paid for. However, the Project still faces about $150,000 worth of remaining obligations. In order to meet those obligations plus continue funding our important education and research programs the Project has taken some cost efficiency measures and has restructured to minimize overhead. This way, all donations will go toward program.
We no longer pay rent but operate out of a different location. However, our mailing address remains the same except for a new suite # 610; we do have a new phone number 301-333-3200. [See above] Our mission and our work continues onward but without any staff. We now rely on board members and volunteers to carry on the entire work load. Yes, we need help with funding to continue our programs!
Please spread the word that the Project is doing everything it can but needs financial support."
Emily's Poem "Women's Memorial"
these three sisters are one
A circle portrayed by individual snapshots in time
of a past which ultimately bonds forever
we who served
the caring, brave and sometimes fragile women of war read the entire poem
Glenna Goodacre - Designer of the Memorial
"There is no rank," she said, talking about each of the three woman depicted in the work. "The woman who is cradling the wounded soldier across her lap is the nurse. I purposely covered the top of the soldier's face so he would be anonymous."
Vietnam Women's Memorial Project: A Legacy Of Healing and Hope
An earlier page for the organization which is also of interest.
Photographs from November 11, 1993
Keynote Address At The Vietnam Women Veterans Memorial - Jeanne Diebolt
"What was it like to be a woman in Vietnam? We saw the worst that man could do to man, and we saw the very best of the human heart."
A Commemorative Tribute - Pam Young
"As we began to march down and around a bend in the road onto Constitution Avenue, there were veterans up in trees, on lampposts, thousands along the sidelines yelling: 'Welcome Home!' 'We Love You!' 'Thank You!' The applause and cheers were deafening, totally unexpected and very overwhelming! Even flowers were being tossed to the women by the men."
Women Share Tears at Vietnam Statue
"All day yesterday, the Vietnam Women's Memorial did that to people. Some came in camouflage outfits, others in wheelchairs. Some had been Dillard's bound when the spectacle in the parking lot distracted them. Others, such as Watson, are veterans who drove miles to see the memorial. Some came bearing scars from the war. Others came out of passing curiosity. Together they formed a steady trickle of visitors to the memorial."
A Model of the Memorial Statue Begins a Journey
"The Vietnamese baby has disappeared from the bronzed arms of the American Army nurse."
The Women Who Served (1987) - Rosemary Jones
"Lt. Col. Annie Ruth Graham, a career army nurse who served in World War II and Korea, became ill and died during her tour of duty in Vietnam. Her name is inscribed on the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C., along with seven other women who were casualties of that war.
She is buried just across the Potomac River in Arlington National Cemetery. The marker on her grave duly notes her participation in the earlier conflicts.
There is no mention of Vietnam."
The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation
The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation will honor her memory among the people of Vietnam by erecting a Medical Clinic near the site of her service. The cost of the Clinic is 30,000 USD. Will you consider honoring Sharon Ann Lane, Nurse, Humanitarian and exemplary American by helping to complete this Clinic in her memory for the villagers of Tam Hiep commune, Chu Lai, Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam?
Memorials to Women Including Statues of Women
| Sacramento, CA | Holmdel, NJ |
| Westchester County, NY | The Highground, WI |
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Greater Rochester, NY (Select Service of Women) |
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Operation Babylift
The Lady Was a Tiger - Lt. Regina Aune
"One October day the following year, Capt. Regina Aune stood in the office of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Jones to receive the Cheney Award for 1975, recognizing an act of valor "in a humanitarian interest performed in connection with aircraft." She was the first woman, and to this time the only one, to earn that honor."
Chicken Soup For The Mother's Soul - Baby-Lift
"As my friend Carol Dey and I rode through the dusty streets of Saigon in a creaky VW bug on April 26, 1975, I was sure we looked exactly like what we were: a couple of Iowa homemakers"
"Operation Babylift flew some 2,000 infants and toddlers to the United States under the auspices of various agencies that were authorized to arrange for the adoption of Indochinese orphans in that country."
We Remember You All
Guys, if you want to say thanks, here is your chance. Sign the guest book.
Melbourne, Florida 2000 "Quiet Tribute Paid to Women Vets" by Zenaida A. Gonzalez
The women's ceremony was missing from the reunion's official program and it wasn't on the group's official Web site. The 25 women who attended the ceremony at the Moving Wall veterans memorial heard about it through a network of women vets on the Internet.
An Offering - Ann Collette
"At 11:00 a.m. on the morning of April 30, 1975, a lone North Vietnamese tank
burst through
the gates of the presidential palace in Ho Chi Minh City (then Saigon). The Vietnam War
was officially over. Unfortunately, TV cameras missed the shot, so the tank backed up and
rolled over the gates again for posterity. That's sort of how you feel, visiting the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. for the first time-like you've been rolled
over by a tank . . ."
Night Rounds - An essay by the webmaster
"It was well into evening now as I walked along the Wall again, this time with a friend."
Nurse Duffy & Gordon Boswell Meet at the Wall, Memorial Day 1997
"Nurse Duffy was my night charge nurse, and she took such very good care of me for the four weeks that I was hospitalized. I would never forget her smile, but I never once thought that I would ever see her pretty smile again."
Genie - A Donut Dolly at Cam Ranh Bay
"I began to realize that the Vietnam veteran has something special from other veterans. Perhaps it is because the war was so very unpopular and during a time of unrest in our country, I don't know for certain, but as I carefully watched these men and women, they stopped being strangers in a park and became a family sharing their memories, their laughter, their tears: every aspect of who they were, then and now."
Guest Book & Locator Service - This is for you!
"Thank-you ladies for what you did for all of us and for the hugely un-recognized service you did for your country.........."
Visit The Virtual Wall
or The Moving Wall
to pay your
respects to those women who did not come home.
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My Vietnam Related Websites: Women in
Vietnam ~ Read about ALL the women who served . . . The
Irish on the Wall ~ An effort to locate the Irish who died in Vietnam Tim
O'Brien's Home Page ~ National Book Award Winner and Americal Vet Emily's Poetry
~ By a Red Cross Donut Dolly Shrapnel in
the Heart ~ The most moving book you will read on Vietnam All About
Vietnam ~ An annotated bibliography of books about Vietnam for
sale thru Amazon Worldwide! Battle
Dressing ~ Project Hearts
and Minds ~ Help put Viet Nam back together Photos
from a Holts' Military History Tour ~ My trip to Vietnam, February 1998 |
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My Other Websites:  Maybe
Later . . . ~ My Creative NonfictionIrish
in Korea ~ Irish men and women who gave their lives in the Korean War Literature
of the Korean War ~ Don't let the literature be forgotten Samuel
Pepys ~ One of my favorite authors Chicago
Theatre Z - A ~ This is the best theater town in the country! Soccer
Literature ~ I'm a fan and I read O'Leary Lantern
~ Fire! Fire! Fire! Gil
Thorp ~ THE Coach (apologies to The General!) Poetry
of the First World War ~ Owen, Hardy and others Chi-COW-go
~ Cowz plus Commentary (this used to be a cow town) Graham
Fulton, Scottish Poet ~ Charles Manson Auditions for the Monkees |
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Other Important Websites:  The
Truth About Caroline ~ a really good Young Adult book by
my niece, Stacey M. Lane Grosh Remember
Oklahoma City ~
The Civil Service and Military will
NEVER forget! Milton
L. Olive III ~ Posthumous Medal of Honor Recipient |
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