THE GOOD...
"I HAVE NEVER WORKED SO HARD IN ALL MY LIFE, AND I WOULD RATHER DO THAT THAN ANYTHING ELSE."
-Anonymous
"Would that I could do more than thank the dear friends who made my life
for four years so happy and contented; who never made me feel by word or act,
that my self-imposed occupation was otherwise than one which would ennoble
any woman. If ever any aid was given through my own exertions, or any labor
rendered effective by me for the good of the South-if any sick soldier ever
benefitted by my happy face or pleasant smiles at his bedside, or death was
ever soothed by gentle words of hope and tender care, such results were only
owing to the cheering encouragement I received from them. They were gentlewomen
in every sense of the word, and though they might not have remembered that
"noblesse oblige," they felt and acted up to the motto in every
act of their lives. My only wish was to live and die among them, growing each
day better from contact with their gentle, kindly sympathies and heroic hearts."
"most of all thank you for the
care you gave my husband when he was wounded in Vietnam. And, thank you for
all you gave to those who needed your care so much, when you were in Vietnam.
I know I speak for the families and loved ones of those who made it home and
for the families and loved ones of those who did not make it home: the sacrifices
made by you and all of the medical personnel who served in Vietnam may not
have been glorified; however, your presence was and continues to be held most
dear by those for whom you cared and by their families and loved ones."
Cheryl Boswell
Denham Springs, Louisiana
Carmen (Lozano) Dumler, one of the thirteen, knew that she wanted to be an Army nurse when she graduated from the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in the spring of 1944. She was sworn in as a second lieutenant on August 21, 1944, and remembers it as the proudest day of her life. The patients were happy to have a Spanish-speaking nurse to whom they could relate. Lieutenant Dumler assisted as an interpreter whenever necessary.
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I love each and every great Air Force day I have.
If the station needs me I am here, no complaints. Yes I might be two hours from the nearest Wal-Mart and a hour and a half from a gas station but I do love it.
I loved every minute of my service and am exceptionally proud of my accomplishments. Love it or leave it is my motto. Quit sniveling and do your job or get out. Females in the military who do nothing but complain about every issue are only making things that much harder for the ones who truly want to be there and render service to their country.