Army Nurse Donna Rowe Discusses Her Experiences During the Vietnam War

[@felixmadison5736]

I served in Vietnam with the army in 1969 at age 20, and I'm also from Massachusetts, born and bred. I was severely wounded in December of '69 and spent 8 months in army hospitals. I would like to take this moment to thank you and all the other nurses who served our country proudly in Vietnam. If not for their great care I probably wouldn't be here now at age 74 typing this. THANK YOU!

[@VNWar50th]

Thank you for your service and WELCOME HOME!

[@felixmadison5736]

@@VNWar50th Thank you.

[@mattkeefe3850]

Donna Rowe is a Saint. She is dedicated, and so smart, and saved many lives. Lead, follow, or get out of her way because she is a true leader.

[@katieskorner8164]

A True American Woman. Feminine, Gracefull, High Morals, Loving CareGiver, Patriotic with a Steel BackBone.

[@michaelfitzgerald434]

Sounds just like my Mom! Describes her exactly.

[@micaloli]

What do you mean by “feminine?”

[@deborahleone4351]

As a retired ER/Trauma RN, I salute you, M’am! 👩‍⚕️ I may not have been over there with the rest of you, my “heroes”, but I had surely planned on it. Yes, my parents were upset, but I wanted to go. However, as I came closer and closer to Graduation 🌹(our Nursing School was an accelerated program, but it still took 2-1/2 years til Graduation, then sit for Boards. So by then, the War was calming down, and Nixon was talking seriously about pulling our troops out. Which he did just as I received my packet telling me I was an RN! I got married and had two children instead 😘💕🙏🙋‍♀️, but never wanted anything but ER/Shock Trauma.....and that’s what I did for almost 40 years. I’ve taken care of some horrible things during my career......I worked in an inner city ER, so GSW were plentiful, sad to say. I’ve worked 14 -16 hour shifts just because there weren’t enough RN’s to cover when my 12-hour shift was over. Now I’m sure all you RN’s in Nam just worked until the patients coming in started to slow down - - no “shifts” there! I’m so very proud of you, and ALL the Vietnam Nurses! I love the Memorial in Washington, DC. We never did many cutdowns either....central lines worked IF there was an MD or a Fellow was around! You made me laugh, because I cannot remember in all my career ever starting any IV under an 18! Lol! During a big Trauma Alert, I would always sneak down to thread a 16 or 14 in the great saphenous vein while the Trauma Surgeons and Anesthesia were doing their thing. (That is, if they had a leg eft to do that!) God bless you richly and safely keep you, in Jesus’s Precious Name, Amen! THANK YOU FOR LAYING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR ME AND MINE! 🙋‍♀️💕✝️🙏🕊💜🌹

[@deborahleone4351]

@@michaelfitzgerald434Now you sound like my daughter! She always tells her colleagues about her Mom’s career! Now SHE has a fantastic career......she’s a Dialysis RN Specialist, just got her Master’s in RN Education....Am I proud? YOU BET I AM!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@antonleimbach648]

The story’s from the nurses who went to Vietnam are so incredible. I’m sorry you didn’t get the homecoming you all deserved.

[@drewpall2598]

@antonleimbach648... If you have not seen this documentary, you'll find it informative. and touching. The 2006 documentary Vietnam Nurses With Dana Delany offers viewers a brief but powerful glimpse into nursing during the Vietnam War. The film combines provocative interviews with eight nurses-Maureen Adduci, Diane Carlson Evans, Dorothy Harris, Judy Herrington, Susan O'Neill, Candice Sullivan, Donna White, and Sharon Zimpher-with captivating film footage and photographs to produce an intellectually and visually compelling narrative that follows the women from their decision to become military nurses, through their wartime experiences, and their postwar recovery. Funded by Johnson & Johnson and Women's Entertainment Television, the documentary has won critical acclaim, including an Emmy Award for editing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKiYhZiFdquaja8

[@fredll45]

I know I'm late to the party, But as a 67 thru 71 Vietnam Combat vet, this lady brought tears to my eyes. Bless this lady and all the angles like her. Thank You...

[@VNWar50th]

THANK YOU for your service! Have you received the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin? If not, please let us know so that we can send it out to you on behalf of a grateful Nation.

[@LilidhdAine]

​@@VNWar50th how do I get these pins for my parents? Mom served as a med tech @ BAMC 67-69. Dad served on a Navy Tug. He's passed, but Mom's still alive. I'm one of 37 veterans in our family within 3 generations of them.

[@joanneburns2974]

Donna a little cocky.

[@ECBurt]

​@@joanneburns2974She has every right to be. She and her family have paid their dues, plus some. What she has accomplished as a military veteran AND as a commander's wife deserves respect. I see her as a confident woman that knows her worth.

[@patavinity1262]

"non angli, sed angeli" - VERY old joke.

[@honestlyno4240]

Thank you for your service. I am an RN and had a Dad that was in Vietnam. He was 17 yo and while he wasn’t physically hurt he suffered greatly mentally and throughout his life. He had exposure to Agent Orange and extreme PTSD and finally got help in his late 40’s early 50’s. I never knew what he, suffered, and through your memories, I have some idea of what he might have gone through. The women in this era especially those from Vietnam came back with a wealth of knowledge and I believe helped change the face of nursing. They finally let nurses start IVs and many other things we take for granted. Remarkable women and men that made such a difference in many lives past present and the future. Thank you so much for all your help and your husband did and still do for our veterans.

[@lgatewood5262]

Donna was our real estate broker when were transferred to Georgia in 1988. Very professional and very patient. We were fortunate to have her help us.

[@shellybastion9974]

Thank you for saving our fathers. God bless you. He was in, '68 to '69. Thank you; we cherish you.

[@johanemersongrobler]

A spirited, together, articulate woman. Thank you for your service.

[@misenplace8442]

This is one hell of a lady! True respect for her. Give her the due she deserves.

[@silasmarner7586]

I agree. She reminds me of my mother. Tough as nails, smart, afraid of NO ONE.

[@deannatrendel5296]

It's because of you l was inspired 36years ago to be a nurse, l thank you for the blessings you gave, and you are be blessed my friend, lm now retired and living in the Ozarks ❤

[@KyleDrummond-bd4rl]

I worked with Donna Rowe back in 2001, we were realtors with Coldwell Banker, she is a very nice person

[@bonnie3232]

As an RN, daughter of a WW2 B17 pilot and later career B52 pilot and mother of a son who served as a combat medic who received the Bronze Star for Valor, I have immense respect for our military. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. God bless you and your husband.

[@bonnie3232]

My son served in Iraq.

[@Roy-qn2ie]

No bronze/silver star for her excellent work during her tour other then a commendation medal, sad to see these women have not been awarded more for their excellent service.

[@Matt-416]

Not surprising. She is more than deserving. That reminds me of Tim Wilkinson during the Battle of Mogadishu. He braved intense enemy rocket and small arms fire to extract wounded, crossing open ground completely exposed 3 times, credited with saving four lives. Subsequently being awarded the Navy Cross. To juxtapose that, Jared Monti in Afghanistan, under intense enemy fire, he got up to rescue one wounded soldier. Immediately cut down. Rescued no one. Never even came close to even touching the downed soldier. Medal of Honor. Definitely a brave hero.... But a MoH?!?! The award system is broken. Reenlistment gets you a bronze star.. having a command position during deployment gets a bronze star. This woman, saving lives, wading through blood and broken bodies.... Nothing.

[@georgezink8256]

They Never Got what each an every one of them Deserve

[@Matt-416]

@@georgezink8256 None did. None have.

[@Harpo77]

The Doctors and Nurses deserve so much more than they get. Could you imagine a war without these heroic people?

[@msdarby515]

I'm the proud daughter of a Marine, and I'm a registered nurse. Ma'am, I would proudly serve in your ER any day! It is, after all, a nursing tradition as Florence Nightingale was a war nurse. You know the saying, God couldn't be everywhere, so he created nurses.

[@anandaabey7237]

👏👏👏 well said 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺💕💕💕

[@victoriapendleton4099]

This Captain is a force of nature and living history of our great country. Thank you for your service!

[@tmaravola]

So good to see Donna again after all these years. She and my wife served at the 3rd Field Hospital in 1969. I was at Ft Bragg at the time and after her tour in Vietnam, my wife joined me. Who do we discover at Ft Bragg but Donna and her husband, Al. We all hung out together until I went to Vietnam, and my wife, Pat, elected to join me for her second tour.

[@donnamarsh3474]

Thank you for your service Sir and Welcome Home!

[@GeorgeChainey]

Who cares????

[@Susan.I]

Thank you for you service to our country. From another female Navy Veteran.

[@tomtrostel2116]

Thank you to CPT Rowe and all the nurses, doctors and medical enlisted who served in RVN. I was an OR tech at 45th Surg, Tay Ninh, June 69 - June 70. Retired after 23 years in the Army as an E8.

[@motorcop505]

Tom Trostel Thank you for serving, Tom!

[@steveburke3923]

Welcome Home, Tom. From a VN Vet in PA.

[@shona-leaghfreeman1911]

Thank you for your service 🙏

[@VintageLPs]

Thank you for all that you did!

[@BARUCHIAN99]

I just love it when she mentioned about the strangely “quietness” of no VC activities when the South Korean or Australian marines were in her area of operation!

[@wil7228]

Because we Americans were hog tied not able to do what we wanted . Search and destroy!

[@sandgroper1970]

the Australian troops in Vietnam were also under orders to carry their weapons at all time including off duty and out on the town.

[@dougdownunder5622]

Australians,I've been told used querilla war tactics learned in Malaysia. There is a school of thought that the US should have fully implemented their Methods. It sounds like some units did. It was a complex war. Learning heaps from the videos.

[@michaelhemphill8575]

New Zealand..the Koreans and the Aussies..even though they were Allies..US forces were impeded by unfair conditions.." and loopholes ..that the Allies were not.." US Units were just as Valiant as any"!!

[@midnightq69]

@@michaelhemphill8575US military doctrine at the time was woefully inadequate for Vietnam, that was the main problem. America hamstrung themselves.

[@Clarkecars]

Donna was a friend of mine in Cobb County GA. She is an amazing patriot. She's also a damn good real estate agent.

[@frizzo7765]

You are fortunate. She seems like an amazing woman. The country is better with her in it.

[@lgatewood5262]

Add my name to the list. Donna was our agent in Cobb County. One great lady!

[@KyleDrummond-bd4rl]

I worked with Donna at Coldwell Bankerr back in the early 2000s. She's a great person

[@26ydtibbs39]

Joe Galloway, highlighting a strong, intelligent, articulate, brave woman, with shoulders 12 ft. across and a iron spine. You are such an inspiration to people who appreciate your dedication to life, our troops, and your profession. God bless you, Al, Joe, our troopers, and all of the women who served our proud nation. Mr. and Mrs. Tibbs, Fitchburg Massachusetts.

[@constancemiller3753]

My father-in-law was an Army helicopter door gunner in a white helmet who still tells us in reverent tones about the angel on his Christmas tree being the black nurse who saved him. He never tells "stories" just how grateful and fortunate he was to be a universal donor. God bless America's warriors.

[@rickmeloche2997]

Donna , thank you for your service & for all you did & do . The lives you saved & helped save the aid & comfort you gave to our G.I 's will never be forgotten . Another very special lady . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@larrypierce9285]

One of the best Vietnam interviews I’ve seen. She is a very articulate woman. Thank you for your service!

[@kingslate1]

I would more so say “Outspoken” woman

[@fasteddie9055]

@@kingslate1 This "outspoken" woman committed a UCMJ Article 128 assault violation by self admission. She attacked a young Vietnamese civilian at his worksite.

[@zachjohns3782]

I had the honor of meeting CPT Rowe when she came and talked to my high school Vietnam War/World War II class at Newnan High School. She is an awesome human being. She told our class the Kathleen Story, and I will always remember the experience. I’m glad I was able to look her in the eye, shake her hand, and say thank you. What an incredible woman!

[@zachjohns3782]

Joe Galloway also came to my high school and spoke to our Vietnam Class. I’m extremely grateful to have met both of these people. They’re integral to how I view life and how much I respect our Vets.

[@deannatrandel7118]

I was inspired by the Vietnam nurses growing up in the sixties so much so I became a nurse, I recently retired 35 years of service thank you for your dedicated service.

[@louisel.sinniger2057]

This woman is beautiful. I became an LPN back in the early 70’s and wanted to go to Viet Nam, unfortunately didn’t as I wasn’t an RN (yet) and things were beginning to change and the government was beginning to draw back personal going over. As a nurse in the states I gravitated to critical care. I got to do things back then that only RN’s do now. I loved that time in my career. I so admire those that went. I had teachers in my RN program that were X military nurses. They were THE BEST!. Thank you for your service I LOVE that she still remembers names of individuals she worked with.

[@ezymk69]

Joe Galloway is an excellent interviewer and this lady is awesome!!

[@kentrull6112]

RIP Joe Galloway

[@NV555_82nd]

Amen.

[@josephrichmond3137]

I went through 3rd. field hosp. at the time she was there don't remember things there wounded and not completely sharp before I was sent to Okinawa, Japan, Walter Reed, Valley Forge, Then home to Ohio and reasigned to push troops as a DI. at Fort Knox Basic training. I owe my life to those Nurses at 3rd. field Hosp. Now with AO. parkinsons I am glad I lived to see the nurses get their just dues and respect 199th Light Infantry Brigade ( Old Guard ) Thank you Mam .----- Joe Richmond Nam 68-69

[@VNWar50th]

Thank you for your service, sir. Have you received the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin from us, on behalf of a grateful Nation?

[@airdrop1670]

May we always have good people like you to look over our men and women , god bless you all .

[@patriciabader7226]

Thank You Donna for your service! I was only 8 when you went to Vietnam, but I remember it vividly. My uncle Dan Sullivan was there in 64-65 and was severely injured. He lived but in a wheelchair and PTSD. It still brings tears to my eyes when I saw all of the people here in the US. I was and still am very proud of all of you and proud to be an american. Thank You again and sending blessings. PBader NJ

[@fuzznakano]

I’m an Aussie. Thank you for your service, ma’am. This is a great interview. Thanks also to Mr Galloway. I know who you are.

[@Gardendreamsforme]

My brother was 101st Airborn Vietnam veteran severely wounded by friendly fire they said but the Army wouldn’t tell us where he was when wounded. After leaving a field hospital in Vietnam he was flown to Japan then after many weeks there to the Georgia and after a few weeks there off they sent his to Fort Ord, Ca to finish out his time. US Army 1964-1968 still has nightmares, PTSD, and many many health problems caused by agent orange. 100% disabled

[@charlesbraun8867]

God bless you Donna. My brother suffered from ptsd all his life , we didn’t know. He found out 6 month before his death from bladder cancer from agent orange

[@kimoanhnguyen7598]

🙏❤️🇺🇸🌹

[@dennisss3974]

I was a C141 crew chief, we'd get medevacs coming through, these nurses took care of the soldiers in litters up on the plane. They were in motion the entire time the plane was on the ground taking care of them. If I was going to use one word to describe them it would be focused. My mom was a WWII nurse who met my dad in France

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

Folks, you want an example for young women to emulate during this Women's Month...look no further than this powerhouse...Captain Donna Rowe...makes one proud to be an American!

[@kyakaye]

Thank you for your service Ma'am, and for your husband's. I very much enjoyed this interview.

[@lizgrazioli-talbot9163]

To PTSD recovery, the VA has progressed via medication treatment, to help our Vets. Plz locate your local VA hospital to get treatment. It will change your life.

[@roycolglazier1061]

As a Vietnam era vet who lost a brother to that "crazy Asian war," it has been an unexpectedlly healing experience to watch this video, and listen to feelings and emotions that I've privately held within myself, forcefully articulated out loud! Suddenly, I find that I'm not alone, and that so much of what I truly believe is valid! My most orofound thanks to all concerned with this production, especially Donna and her husband! May God bless you both! AMEN!🙏🏻🇺🇸✝️

[@multitieredinvestor183]

I served two Vietnam tours, but am most proud of children and both granddaughters: one, a special needs teacher, the other, a new BSN RN! 1st tour I was a patient at 3d Field Hospital. While there, General Westmoreland came into our ward. That was 1966. My wife never wrote me about the protests in our country. After first tour, I was called a baby killer and I recall who called me that! I was talking to a couple Australian captains. I called the Diggers. One captain told me “enlisted men are diggers, not officers! I thought I had insulted then so I asked what Aussie officers were. Not hesitating a second, he said, “we’re a bunch of bloody basthaids”. I remained on active duty and also was living with other Army people.

[@johnnyc.holmes4251]

Thank ALL of the nurses and surgeons who busted ass trying to save us. I was an 11-B infantrymen with the 2/502st infantry, 101st Airborne Division (ambl) Camp Eagle M.R. 1, near the border with North Vietnam and khesan (?) I did two tours back to back because to be honest with you I had nowhere to go once I came back to the states , I lived where I worked when I got drafted and after I was drafted the little gas station closed . My parents were both severe alcoholics so that was out of the question . I went in when I was 19, and I was told I would be released after two years active duty. We had a lot of contact in our region plus we had lam son 719 , I was attached to the 48th assault helicopter company, The “Blue Stars” and we worked out of Dong Ha. Most of the time in Vietnam I was in the bush but when lam son 719 came I got a break And rode in a slick as a door gunner. We had a hell of a time with the South Vietnamese trying to take on the hardened NVA we had to go up on the Laotian border and do medevacs and body grabs to take back to the ARVN field hospital at Dong Ha , that’s been 50 years ago and I can still smell the dead bodies of our guys and the ARVN’S that we loaded into our ship and headed back to dong Ha . The American KIA were picked up at the Arvin hospital by some other company and they were taken to I believe the fifty-eight hospital where they have a KIA reception point. The blue ⭐️ stars caught hell! Some of our guys went up into Cambodia although I don’t think they were supposed to talk about it because the ARVN’S had pushed up into Cambodia and had their asses handed to them at that point. For the first time in my life I saw a blue and silver UH one giving refueled at the temporary refueling pad at dong Ha, A lot of ships had all kinds of stuff written on cartoons whatever but this one was solid silver and blue and I thought this is really unusual that they would do this. Someone told me that is Air America the CIA. I was too young and stupid to even have any idea what the CIA was but I remember they came into a slot next to us and I got out to refuel and somebody was bringing ice chest full of water and cleaning all of the blood from the deck of that ship! After all that was over and I went back to Camp Eagle to resume pounding the ground over and over and over. We were going up to a fire based on a chinook we loaded from Camp Eagle and the Chinook caught fire just as he was leaving the ground I don’t know if you realize but we could see it from the back engine and we were yelling at the crew chief who had a radio communication with the pilot. I looked out the window and I saw that we had cleared the perimeter and that’s when we went down and we went down hard because it knocked my memory out that’s all I remember until I woke up in camp zuma, Japan 🇯🇵. I had second and third-degree burns over 40% of my body. A lot of the really bad burns I could not feel but the other ones around my ass and private area was unbearable and they kept putting me in the tank a water like a whirlpool and the reason they did that is to get the remnants of my clothes and whatever was embedded in my flesh to break loose. Whoever is reading this please take my advice don’t screw around with anything you can get burned with. Don’t use gasoline for anything except putting it in your car. The same thing with lighting a barbecue out side! Sometimes people leave their gas on or they turn the gas on first and it explodes and burn to their face I met so many people that that’s happened to . I had some really nice nurses in Japan and they let me call them by their first name even though they were commissioned officer and I always feel strange about doing that but I built up a rapport with them because so often I was ready to fight or do something crazy due to the pain and they wouldn’t give me enough pain medicine ever! But the nurses would come and rub this silver nitrate all over me. I got medical evacuation in A C-141 flying hospital, The sweetest nurses who ld ever want to meet! and they were always right there near me even though I was unable to sleep they were always checking on me and talking to me and I really have-had nothing to say, because I had nowhere to go no one to go to I’ve never felt sorry about it it’s just the way my life was back then , I more than made up for it by being married for 33 years and having three kids. I ended up at the same hospital where I was born brooks Army Medical Center in San Antonio. My father was a career Air Force officer and we were living in San Antonio because he was stationed at the Air Force Base there when Korea broke out. The day my mother gave birth to me there my father was in Korea. I had several surgeries and everywhere that wasn’t burned they took off and transferred it .

[@1995jug]

Thank God for you and all the nurses that gave so much for the men.

[@dalekundtz4603]

Thank you for your service. Also, thank God for the nurses, medics and doctors who did so much for those of us who needed you. Thank you also for all you have done since returning to the World.

[@ratusbagus]

Hey Dale from England. Sounds like you were there. If so I'll say it for your country "welcome home". I can only imagine.

[@danmurphy4472]

Nurses are Awesome.......Gods Angels !!......Thank You from the bottom of my heart !!

[@brianverrill6052]

I am not a Vietnam veteran I was to young but we watched it on tv every night you lady's truly were the angels of your generation thank you for your service God bless you 🙏

[@tr476009]

I liked this video, I wish I could like it 10 times. She has really shared an unbelievable experience that actually happened in my lifetime. I watched this war on the evening news every night as I was growing up and I was sure that was my destiny. I'm 65 and was so happy and sad at that same time when they evacuated Hanoi. Happy that I didn't have to go yet sad for the loss of so many of our young men.

[@douggodfrey6521]

Almost read a Vet Nam nurses book through . Got to the story about them all crying one night - that was enough

[@losangeles9320]

I say this with the unmost of respect, "Mrs. Rowe, you"re an absolute BADASS Ma'am! Thank you for your service during and after the war."

[@CrochetNurse2016]

She is so BadAss!! I had the honor of being the CNA that helped take care of her husband Al, it's because of her that I continued my education to become a nurse. Her family welcomed me with open arms, I gained a brother and a "second" mom ❤

[@losangeles9320]

@@CrochetNurse2016 Amazing story, you're so lucky to have her in your life.

[@jamespower9208]

Thank you for your service , former Vietnam Vet

[@sgtcrab2569]

Her respect for experienced Corpsmen is great! They were golden!

[@arnoldhoward2076]

Donna, I wish I could have been at the airport when you came home from Vietnam. I would have welcomed you and thanked you for everything you did for “the boys.”

[@susanboudreau9604]

The Sisters of Mercy would be proud, as should you be. Thank You for your skilled and dedicated service. Inspiring interview, such a rich history to be preserved.

[@GaryCCope]

Joe Galloway - the one who interviewed This American Hero, was also a champion of Freedom in his own rights, - risking his own life during the "war", saving two American Soldiers and years later, being the only civilian to earn one of the highest military citations ever given by the U.S. Army - DOD.

[@trainguy1017]

That was an amazing interview! Always fascinating to hear the stories of what went on during that time. It is truly sickening how they were treated when they returned home.

[@RG-od8ri]

🙄 Some. Not all.

[@glennbrymer4065]

My friend LTC. Diane Corcoran was a nurse in Vietnam. She just passed away on March 5th 2023. God bless her and all the nurses. As a disabled veteran, I appreciate them to no end. This is a most amazing interview! Real history. 1st person accounts. USArmy 69/71

[@VNWar50th]

Please accept our condolences on the loss of your friend.

[@LadyLakeland]

I look up to her. Shes a good role model for us all. Helpful and not harmful. Smart and brave. ❤

[@jeffberlin4179]

Donna Thanks for all you did for those brave young men. And for telling your story.

[@willdouglas77]

Can’t in words thank this woman enough . She is an absolute treasure and a American hero 🙌🏼🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

She’s a hero. I’m an RN and I would be honored to speak with them

[@KMNavara]

There are no words to thank you for your service. You are an amazing woman.

[@davidballard733]

When she said the smell and heat I knew she was the real deal. Bless you m'am.

[@laurence1643]

This woman really understood the full scope of the Vietnam War and the different attitudes of the Vietnamese regarding their contribution or lack there of. The same lack of contribution existed in Iraq by a lot of the Iraqi people. USAF 66-70

[@jackiefisher7886]

YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON!

[@SilverDreamer62]

Words are not enough to express my gratitude for her service and all who served with her. I'm sure her nursing days are long past, and she's probably retired. If I were in a mess I'd sure want her or someone like her running the show. Tough is not a good enough word.

[@markstone5597]

No greater love for a wounded serviceman than the Nurses and Doctors who saved them, Truly Angel of Merci. God Bless You, and thank you for your service, people don't remember a lot, but I remember that nearly every family on my street till I was like 14, were all veterans, all branches and races, they had served in WWII, in Europe, and the Pacific, others went to Korea, and Some of their kids were going into the military of collage, and out uncles and cousins were serving over in Vietnam, and we watched for them on the news every night trying to figure out what was going on there.

[@tkaultopbd1]

Thank you, Nurse Rowe, for your incredible service in caring for our young men in Vietnam. All nurses are angels, but you and the 11,000 or so that served in Vietnam are on a whole other level. God bless you.

[@ronhaworth5471]

A most remarkable interview from one AMAZNG veteran! Thank you and your husband for service USA.This veteran salutes both of you .

[@DavidPayette]

Best interview from a nurse did serve on Vietnam. Good bless you.

[@jimmcgettigan4826]

Thank You and your nurses, medics and doctors for all the lives you saved. USAF, Saigon, 1969/1970

[@drewpall2598]

To nurse Donna Rowe and her fellow Vietnam Vets nurses I dedicate this song from SSgt Barry Sadler 1966 record album "Ballad of the Green Beret." to you fine nurses who server our county during the Vietnam conflict thanks, you for your service and sacrifice, and welcome home, 🙏 "Salute to the Nurses" SSgt Barry Sadler After the battle after the fight many owe their lives to the ladies and men in white And all of the men in this war torn land salute the nurses of Vietnam They know the awful toll of war each day they know more than any the price we pay A soldier his hands too burned to write a nurse takes down his words through the lonely night They have gone to the front where men fought in the night from Pleiku to Qui Nhon where war these men fight Many a wounded soldier pain is eased for a while by opening his eyes to see a nurses smile To each of the wounded on the operating shelf these nurses give a part of themselves I know every soldier to the last man will sometimes say a prayer for the nurses of Vietnam After the battle after the fight many owe their lives to the ladies and men in white And all of the men in this war torn land salute the nurses of Vietnam

[@polishstallion1964]

Donna thank you so much I loved listening about your experiences as an US Army nurse. It's people like you and your husband that make America great. My mother was also Army nurse and served during WW2 and was assigned to the 93rd Medical Evacuation Hospital. It was a triage hospital and the most forward hospital on the battle field. They were the first to receive the wounded before sending them off to the General Hospital in the rear area. My mother was a 1st Lieutenant and I remember the stories she would share of her experiences while she served in the 93rd Med Evac. Your story reminds me of the times my mom would talk to us about her experiences. Thank you again.

[@daveryan4353]

Miss Donna You are a Great Officer and Nurse!!! God Bless You and Your Husband for Your Work in Vietnam!!!

[@rexhorner599]

What an eloquent patriot to explain the harsh realities of the Vietnam War, including the return to the "world." May you be greatly rewarded for your contributions and compassion for others, and for representing your generation so well!

[@9009jet]

Thank you for doing this interview, it was truly amazing. I will watch multiple times. AGAIN, AMAZING!!!

[@loyddinneen2294]

That was the best interview I have seen on KZbin ever!!!!! As a Vietnam Vet it gave me an idea of what the nurses went thru in Vietnam. I spent two weeks shy of two years in Nam and was lucky to not ever been injured there and even though I was based next to a Marine hospital never once saw any of the nurses but I am sure they worked very hard. Thanks for all the hard work you are doing for us vets your truly an angel.

[@kathleenbarkan9888]

You are an amazing woman! Thankful for your service! I also trained in a Sister of Mercy school, though a bachelor program. An excellent program!

[@dominicandrew4863]

Best interview ever with a Vietnam Vet! Thank you so much for this living part of history.

[@ronaldwarren5220]

The only time I ever ended up in an Evac Hospital was for a minor malady. It was comforting to we soldiers to know that we would receive great care if we ever needed it. May God bless you!

[@ellensstory4429]

I was a child during the war. I had 4 cousins serve there. They all made it home without physical scars. Only one is still with us today. I love Vietnam vets and hold them in high regard. Thank all of you for your service. God bless.

[@nmartin5551]

The Viet Nam vets have fought hard and long for many of the programs and services those of us who have followed them in service. This generation sacrificed and served more than most of our nation will ever know. Thank you all and welcome home.

[@jackiefisher7886]

You are a wonderful wo this year this year.man and I enjoyed your story! My husband was a Korean vetern. He died this year and is buried at the NATIONAL CEMETARY IN FLORIDA. I AM A NORTH CAROLINA BORN AND RAISED THERE. I TAUGHT SCHOOL IN FLORIDA FOR 43 YEARS. I MISS Fort Bragg and North JACKIE FISHER CAROLINA. VIETNAM VETERANS ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE! PTSD IS A HORRIBLE!! HORRIBLE! THING!

[@traumamama2007]

My Army Nurse ancestors were a tough bunch. It is a wonderful legacy to have and to strive to live up to.

[@deg453]

Hello again Donna…..you triaged me at the 3rd Field after our Dustoff went down prior to Villa 5….we had flown to Dong Tam to pick up a wounded scout dog…. I hope you’re doing well

[@rfcgong1]

A great American!!!!!!!

[@MrRocky1405]

Bless you Lady and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMPASSION!

[@dennisevans4739]

A very delightful & well articulated, recollection of how it was.....back then.... I was there.... 68 Thank you for your service...

[@charlieporch3181]

What a wonderful women. She served her country. Dedicated to treating our troops. A nurse for all time. 🤜🤜🤜🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@S62bhas]

God Bless You And Your Husband & Family Abundantly Will Remember You In Prayers Till I Die Amen

[@mac609]

What a fantastic interview! CPT Donna Rowe is fantastic and delightful lady!

[@michellefrench6617]

Welcome Home Donna Rowe

[@michellefrench6617]

❤🇺🇸

[@michaelcollins869]

This video brought me back to my childhood and how much I respected the Vietnam Veterans. I went on to serve because of these brave American men and women. TY.

[@karenax254]

An amazing and strong lady.

[@agent1121]

Unsung hero’s of the Vietnam war! Thank you for your service Beautiful soul!

[@jacobsladder6715]

Welcome Home Nurse Rowe ❤

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

Wow She was destined to be a Nurse, A beautiful story.

[@carolchwala3489]

I love this woman, she tells it the way it is.

[@nickigonzales5544]

Much respect to you, Ms. Rowe.

[@fredbrooks8347]

Thanks for welcoming me home from the Gulf(DS/DS). I will never forget. You did pave the road and we all thank you for taking care of us .