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who served in the

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.Schmitt, Eric. "A Belated Salute to the Women Who Served." ''New York Times''. Late ed. November 12, 1993. 1+.Biggins, Virginia. "Memorial to commemorate women in Vietnam War." ''Daily Press'' ewport News, VA August 6, 1992. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded soldier and serves as a reminder of the important support and caregiving roles that women played in the war as

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, air traffic controllers, communication specialists, etc. It is part of the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those ...

and is located in National Mall in

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, a short distance south of

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and north of the

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. Diane Carlson Evans, RN, a former Army nurse, founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project (now the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation) in 1984. The monument was designed by

Glenna Goodacre Glenna Maxey Goodacre (August 28, 1939 – April 13, 2020) was an American sculptor, best known for having designed the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar that entered circulation in the US in 2000, and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, ...

Haederle, Michael. "For the Forgotten." ''Los Angeles Times''. April 29, 1992. E1+. and dedicated as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on November 11, 1993. The memorial has been criticized for inaccuracy in that it depicts nurses giving medical care in the field. Such primary care was only given by

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and

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, with nurses working in

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s behind the front lines.

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Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation

Donut Dollie Diary
a site about Susan McLean and Ginny Kirsch
C-Span Video: Dedication ceremony
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