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Warrior Nurse

by Women Under Fire | Dec 2, 2024 | blog

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Women Veterans Are Taking Their Lives Due to Military Sexual Trauma

by Women Under Fire | Dec 27, 2020 | blog

I had the privilege of interviewing 58 women veterans from WWII up to and including Iraq and Afghanistan between 2006 and 2012. It was sparked by a story I listened to of a woman veteran mail clerk who was assaulted by a postal inspector. He had done his white glove...

Some people still believe that no American women served in Vietnam during that war. They are wrong. Sarah Blum describes in graphic and shocking detail her experiences as an Army operating room nurse at the 12^th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi, reputed to be the busiest combat hospital in Vietnam in 1967. She shares the life-shattering experiences that drove her down into the madness of PTSD. I well recall when she ran through the hospital screaming, “Kill! Kill, Kill!” Neither she nor her colleagues understood what was happening to her at that time. When she returned home, she devoted her life to seeking answers. She offers a wealth of information in this book, as well as myriad resources to help PTSD sufferers deal with their anguish and move on with their lives." − Dr. Beth Parks, former Army operating room nurse, 7th Surgical Hospital (MASH) and 12^th Evacuation Hospital, Cu Chi, Vietnam, 1966-67