God Bless the special women who served during the Vietnam War for their strength, true grit and sacrifice, carrying many men’s spirits and souls back to health or in many cases in crossing over… Excerpt from the book, VIETNAM & Beyond:
“There was no time for emotions. I could not show my emotions, or the soldiers who came in wounded thought it meant they were going to die. Initially, I had gut-wrenching emotional reactions of horror and an incredible sadness at the utter destruction of these beautiful young soldiers. I saw the worst of humanity and what war does to hearts, minds, and bodies. There were so many young men with irreparably mutilated and mangled bodies. The constant flow of mass casualties left no time or energy to allow my feelings to flow. I had to shut them down…”
~ Sara L. Blum, U.S. Army Nurses Corps Vietnam