Army Veteran Diane Carlson Evans, founder of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins Borne the Battle to discuss her time serving in Vietnam as a combat nurse and her fight for a women’s memorial on the National Mall. ***** SUBSCRIBE to FULL EPISODES ➔ ***** READ MORE: ***** 0:00 - Intro 2:18 - Joining the Army Nurses Corps 4:14 - Going to Vietnam. 5:01 - In Vietnam from ’68-69 as a trauma nurse 8:40 - Civilian nurses tend to ask "how did you do this?" 11:06 - 60 Minutes interviewing Vietnam Army nurses 19:18 - Medics in Vietnam 21:45 - Thoughts women in today's military 30:46 - Best friend in the Army 35:02 - Leaving the military after Vietnam 43:30 - Nursing is a privilege 44:14 - “A piece of my heart went with every soldier we were with when he died.” 47:30 - Founding the Vietnam Women’s Project/Foundation 1:04:17 - What do you hope the Vietnam Women’s Memorial conveys to those that stop by and look at it? 1:10:33 - “There is greatness in every generation.”
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By: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Title: Borne the Battle Episode 234: Army Veteran Diane Carlson Evans Sourced From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVUIzIkNcr0
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