G.I. Joe 35 YEARS 1964-1999 Blonde Hair. THE NURSES OF VIETNAM

Brand New In Original Box Vintage G.I. Joe 35 YEARS 1964-1999 Blonde Hair. THE NURSES OF VIETNAM The first U.S. soldiers were introduced to the Vietnam War in 1962 when Marines set up position in die Delta. Like no other conflict before it, the Vietnam War would severely test the resolve of enlisted Ari Among the American heroes serving in Vietnam were soldiers whose mission was not to fight, but instingle infort and heal. They were the U.S. military nurses. In March 1962, thirteen U.S. Army nurses arrived at the Eighth Hospital, Nha Trang. The number of military nurses serving in Vietnam rose steadily after 1966 to a peak of 900 it hey served as flight nurses, in hospitals throughout Vietnam, and on board the hospital ships USS Repose and Suitiary. In Vietnam, the work of U.S. nurses closely resembled that of physicians and medical corpsmen. They cared for post-surgery patients by preventing infection, relieving pain, regenerating tissue, and supplying psychological support. Many nurses caring for those soldiers stricken with tropical disease were sometimes forced to bear the burden of the disease themselves, as they often became infected during treatment. For those soldiers whose wounds were so severe that treatment was futile, nurses focused on pain relief and psychological support. Comforting a dying soldier was an essential task, so that the soldier and his family would know that he had not died alone.