HONORING THE WOMEN OF THE VIETNAM WAR – SARA L. BLUM
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:
“My father was a jeweler and sent me stainless steel forceps from his jewelry shop that we sterilized and used to remove shrapnel from soldier’s eyes at the 12th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi, Vietnam, where I served.
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…
Everything changed after Vietnam. I have never been the same.”
~ Sara L. Blum, U.S. Army Nurses Corps Vietnam
Author of WOMEN UNDER FIRE and WOMEN UNDER FIRE: PTSD and Healing
Over 30 veteran stories can be shared @ www.VietnamAndBeyond.com
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