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Before, During, & After

"The military, which prided itself on the records it kept in Vietnam -- counting the enemy number of weapons captured, for example -- cannot to this day say with certainty how many women served.  The army that sent them never bothered to count them.  The estimate most frequently given is that a total of 7,500 served in the military in Vietnam."

Laura Palmer, "Shrapnel in the Heart"


What We Need to Remember . . .

"Women are warriors the same as men are warriors,
and what this country owes them, if 'owe' is the word,
is the same as we give any warrior. 

And that every time we sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" ... and we really get off on 'the rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag is still there' - that there are soldiers, both men
and women, that have given that assurance, and you
'owe' for that assurance.   And if you don't want to pay
it, don't sing the song."    ~ Liz Allen, RVN, 67-68

Here is a tribute to all who served:
  "We Will Remember" from the children of Vietnam Veterans

Remember the American women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Remembering Linda Van Devanter . . .

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ALL women who served in Vietnam were volunteers, whether civilian or military.  At one time there was discussion about drafting women nurses, but this was never implemented.  Some women military asked to go to Vietnam, and some were sent against their wishes and even against recruiter's promises, but all were volunteers because they voluntarily signed up for the military. 

The Vietnam Women's Memorial in DC is not The Vietnam Nurse's Memorial.  Don't listen to the tour guides! <g>  It is a memorial to all women who served in Vietnam.

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

 

'J.Carter Brown, Chairman of the Commission, delivered the coup de grace. He declared that the three male figures by Hart were already “symbolic of humankind and everyone who served.” He asserted that a proliferation of statues would be uncontrollable, saying, “The Park Service has even heard from Scout Dog associations."'

If China Beach brought you here . . . read "Citizen Jane: China Beach, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, and U.S. Popular Memory" by Kim Heikkila

Incountry Women (ICW) ICW: an email discussion group for many women who served in Vietnam. Coffee Cup

"We went to a foreign country in service of our country...we gave aid and encouragement to a whole segment of our brothers/sisters...we survived a war...we are noble...we are brave...we are adventurous...we are an active part of world history...we are interesting...we have lived such exciting lives...we have gone far beyond the boundaries allowed to most of our sisters...
we did it together...and we still have each other."

Patricia "Mama-san" Brimeyer
Army Service Clubs, VN '68
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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
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

My Other Websites:
 Maybe Later . . . ~ My Creative Nonfiction
Irish 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

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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