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llmart

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7. I got really choked up watching tonight's PBS Memorial Day program.

Reply to Texaswitchy (Reply #6)

Sun May 30, 2021, 09:02 PM

May 2021

They did quite a long piece on the women who served, especially in Viet Nam. They talked about how brave these women were who volunteered to go to a war zone. They showed about a dozen women who were invited to be there, including the woman who spearheaded getting a memorial built in DC to the women who served. I am once again so proud of my sister but I doubt I ever really told her that, so I made it a point to call her and tell her that I never realized how brave she was at 27 years old to do what she did.

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Do not forget the women who served in Viet Nam... [View all] llmart May 2021 OP

My mother was also Red Cross. I stand with you in pride for their selfless service. FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #1

+1 llmart May 2021 #2

My mother had a cousin that was a Army nurse in WW2. Texaswitchy May 2021 #3

Wow! What a story. llmart May 2021 #5

They saw things. Texaswitchy May 2021 #6

I got really choked up watching tonight's PBS Memorial Day program. llmart May 2021 #7

Both my brother's were in Vietnam. Texaswitchy May 2021 #8

My father's cousin recieved an OBEfor her work bluecollar2 May 2021 #4