| TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN WHO SERVED |
Doc Pardue
| Perhaps the most overlooked Veterans today are the women who served in Vietnam. Eight of them have their names on the Wall. They were nurses, entertainers, admin and clerk, and women in responsible command positions. Then, there were the Red Cross workers, whom we affectionally called Donut Dollies. They helped us forget the war for just a moment, these Round-eyed beauties made us think of our Moms, wifes, and that girl back in the WORLD. I can't think of a more dedeciated or harder working person than the nurses who took care of us when we got "Hit" Their job was probably the most stressful of all because they always dealt with the dead and dying everyday. My sisters you are not forgotten, we love you, we thank you, WE WELCOME YOU HOME |
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| Hello David Hello, David--my name is Dusty. I'm your night nurse. I will stay with you. I will check your vitals every 15 minutes. I will document inevitability. I will hang more blood and give you something for your pain. I will stay with you and I will touch your face. Yes, of course, I will write your mother and tell her you were brave. I will write your mother and tell her how much you loved her. I will write your mother and tell her to give your bratty kid sister a big kiss and hug. What I will not tell her is that you were wasted. I will stay with you and I will hold your hand. I will stay with you and watch your life flow through my fingers into my soul. I will stay with you until you stay with me. Goodbye, David---my name is Dusty. I'm the last person you will see. I'm the last person you will touch. I'm the last person who will love you. So long, David--my name is Dusty. David--who will give me something for my pain? Copyright 1987 by Dusty "Hello, David" originally appeared in "Shrapnel in the Heart," Random House, 1987 www.DustysPoetry.com |
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| Women on the Wall Ltc. Annie Graham 1st Lt Sharon Lane 2nd Lt Pamela Donovan 1st Lt Hedwig Orlowski Capt Elenor Alexander 2nd Lt Eliabeth Jones 2nd Lt Carol Drazba Capt Mary Klinker Another 63 women who were not in the US military were killed |
From your guys......
thanks for being there
you are not forgotten
thanks for being there
you are not forgotten
