"I was terrified by these injuries" Army nurse Joan Furey describes 1st day in Vietnam War ICU

Описание: Joan Furey deployed to Vietnam on January 27, 1969 and remembers bombing on her first sleepless night at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam. She was transferred to a very short-handed unit in the Central Highlands, the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku, Vietnam. Her experience in the ICU at Letterman Hospital allowed her responsibility in the ICU at the 71st Evacuation Hospital, even as a young nurse. Like many nurses, Furey had to detach her emotions from the soldiers she worked on and the war itself. Furey spent a full year in the ICU unit as she refused to be rotated out after six months. Her nursing efforts saw her care after not only soldiers, but also for Vietnamese civilians. She was discharged from the Army in 1970 and returned home after spending a full year in the service of her country in Vietnam. She was awarded the Bronze Star for her patriotic duty and heroic nursing effortsFor more on Joan Furey go to https://usawarriorstories.org/watch/2...