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Serving Veterans

Military nurses bring a unique blend of discipline, leadership, and compassion to civillian healthcare.  Their experience often equips them with advanced skills and the ability to perform under pressure.  Understanding the depth of teamwork.  These nurses often serve as mentors and leaders strengthening healthcare teams.

They once wore boots and bore the weight, 

of battle's call, of fear, of fate.

Now in the soft shoes their mission stays,

To heal, to comfort, in gentler ways.  

The roar of war replaced by cries, 

of pain and hope in patient's eyes.

Their steady hands, their hearts still true, 

Bring peace where chaos once brok through.

They've traded rifles for healing art, 

But service still defines their heart. 

For every wound, each soul they tend, 

Proves duty's call will never end.

From field to ward, their oath remains,

To ease the hurt , to soothe the pain.

Heros in scrubs, with courage anew

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Still serving the flag as they cared for you.

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2nd Lt.
Ann Sankowich RN, BSN
Jennifer Young United States
Air Force
Keith Bradshaw RN
United States Army Veteran
Betty Johnson RN
WWII 
United States Army Veteran
Louise Henson RN
United States  Army Nurse Cadet just prior to WWII 
 Lynette Mitchell
RN
United States Navy Veteran
2nd Lt. 
Dorothy Managun RN
World War II
2nd Lt
David Gebb, MD
United States Navy
James Sanders MD
United States Air Force
Korean War
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Honor Guard participating in a military funeral
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Why the red lining?

The Red Cross emblem is an internationally recognized symbol of a non-combatant, neutral party. When nurses served in conflict zones, especially on the front lines, they could flip their cape over a shoulder to reveal the red lining. This was a signal to soldiers that they were medical personnel tending to the wounded and should not be fired upon.

WWII Army Veteran
Second Lieutenant
Dorothy Managun RN
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93 year old Army Nurse and WWII veteran was honored by the NCNHG with a "Living Tribute" ceremony in March of 2023.  She cared for Prisoners of  War both physically and psychologically.  Following her service in the military she worked as a public health nurse until retiring in 1981.

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