From the 60 Minutes archives: The Forgotten Veterans

[@sescuba6405]

Military nurses were, and are, angels of mercy!

[@dakdjonsey2398]

Made me cry watching this. Every nurse was traumatized with the exposure to all the wounded. They deserve respect from every American. USMC '72-'79.

[@georgezink8256]

They all deserved some kind of Special Medal only for those Special nurses

[@SandfordSmythe]

​@@georgezink8256Combat Nurse Badge ?

[@JimSharp-u8h]

Brought tears to my eyes too. US Marines 81-88

[@sergeantmasson3669]

I did 2 tours in Vietnam US Army Special Forces medevac duty. There aren't enough words to describe what the combat nurses went through. I still remember meeting comedian Martha Raye that ditched a few USO performances to go help at MASH units. Not only was she a US Army Special Forces Lt Colonel in the reserves, but she was also a licensed RN with a successful entertainment career. She had an impact on me that I felt compelled to attend her funeral at Fort Bragg many years later.

[@billvet6]

Welcome home.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@billvet6 Thank you for the support.

[@michaelnitsch4431]

i know how you felt!

[@peacenow4456]

Such a kind story, I loved Martha and I never knew that about her, being an RN and helping her fellow nurses!

[@amandawhisnant2270]

Welcome Home!

[@airbrushken5339]

I was wounded (Blinded) in Vietnam, I was flown from the field at night to a mash unit, from there I was flown to Da Nang and I had been given some pain killer injections... I remember the small of perfume, (Note: my team had spent 330 on the DMZ and Laos borders, we had not seen females, villagers, just NVA. She touched my face and told me not to worry as they would take care of me... I truly believed I was dead and she was an Angle taking me to heaven... she was an Angle, all the nurses in my ward were....In Australia I found out that they also wore perfume to calm the solders... in both Armies that was against regulations.... common sense prevailed. Thank you for being there.

[@andrewmielke4011]

The nurses in Vietnam, should be honored too, they did a lot they didn't get credit for

[@jamesmcdonald8471]

Same here. 68-72. It was the smell that told me I was ok.

[@edmccaffrey1]

As a veteran I am disgusted to realize that any veteran is forgotten. Absolutely sick to my stomach and this breaks my heart. Such bravery and courage. #respect.

[@colinkobel2868]

I have worked with a few nurses who came back from Nam! They were the best at their jobs! I felt honored to work beside them. They saw it all!

[@josimpson7999]

As a Brit, I’ve never come close to understanding why on earth the American public treated their Vietnam Vets - and nurses - with such hatred and contempt. It was and remains, absolutely shocking. A sad and shameful chapter in American history 😢

[@SandfordSmythe]

It's part of the Vietnam Veteran Myth. I'm not sure how common this treatment was.

[@georgezink8256]

Sir I’d rather be back in Vietnam war than be in this godless america, severely wounded with only 10 % chance of living but by Grace of God I’m here to be Hated by the very Drs. At the v a hospital

[@longshotny]

Unconscionable😡 Intentionally Abandoning our Living U.S. POWs😮: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3O7qGN7jb-lb7Msi=NAuy8Ak6avb4GrC7 The more U learn about our government, Corporate Elite $$ & USA Politicians are an abomination! How could U ever leave them?? How???

[@maryshaffer5675]

Propaganda from left wing media and colleges as well as foreign countries.

[@jryecart8017]

DEMOCRATS have never been Americans

[@jamesferris4573]

These women were very necessary, and should have never been overlooked. The American public treated all who returned from Vietnam shamefully, and it served no purpose. God bless those angels of mercy.

[@glennbeavis8478]

I quite agree; I find firstly shocking how the American public treated their service people, secondly that every person or animal who fought out there should be remembered with statue if just one is. The sad inditement of the American public who could stand up and declare any sort of righteousness regarding those that did go, when they themselves did not is just plain cowardice & disgusting. I am a UK veteran Royal Navy, and while serving we pulled into Acapulco for a few days in 1977. In the old town there, there were many bars with Vietnamese Veterans just drinking themselves into oblivion, mostly because people of their own country disowned them. Disgusting.

[@Gary-b7g]

I was at Chu Lai in 1970. I want to thank the nurses and doctors who saved my life. They are the true heroes. Watching this brings tears to my eyes. God Bless. G. Deangelo

[@amandawhisnant2270]

Thank you for your service and Welcome Home.

[@Gary-b7g]

@@amandawhisnant2270 Thank You Amanda. It means a lot.

[@samanthaedwards3742]

Your comment really stuck out to me. Profound. Thanks for sharing this. And thank YOU for YOUR SERVICE!!! I got a lotta respect & admiration for you xx ❤

[@Gary-b7g]

@@samanthaedwards3742 Thank You Samantha. God Bless. Gary

[@thewildcaputo]

Angels in the mist thank you for service and sacrifice.

[@marthabrogdonmarx]

ALL military veterans, those who have served in the past and those who are serving today, deserve this nation's heartfelt appreciation.

[@georgezink8256]

We will never be believed or respected anything our own government uses us in v a hospital for medical experiments

[@waltertaffs1737]

As a veteran who served from 74 to 78 I wanted to say thank you to all the nurses and doctors who served during the Vietnam War and all the veterans who served.God Bless you and we will always support you in our nation

[@fernandotrevino6519]

Hi my name is Fernando from Texas I served from 73 to 78 USN

[@annache250]

I only have deep respect for the medical workers who gave so much to care for wounded soldiers. At least one of them got a happy ending.

[@scroggins100]

God bless them all. My Mum was an Nurse in WW2. Spoke very little of it. Just one story, She was in the back of an Ambulance with a burnt Airman and they were driving very slowly in bad fog. She was holding him in her arms and he looked up and smiled said "hi Mum" and died. Bless them all.

[@RS-bn9rx]

The humanity.. it still brings tears today

[@jerryloufretz1797]

The nurses were amazing. So many came back alive because of them.

[@amyreyes3003]

This made me cry, the nurses are so brave

[@olivianatwick7603]

Dear 60 minutes thank you so much for doing this show. Recently I finished reading a novel called the women which followed one nurse through her experience in Vietnam and then and her coming home and what happened to her. It was a powerful novel.

[@FreedomDave-ci2gs]

Was it truly a novel? Or actual experiences?

[@patvdm6276]

@@FreedomDave-ci2gs He might be talking about Kristin Hannah's novel The Women - probably based on Diane Carlson Evan's tour of duty. Diane has a book called "Healing Wounds" which is not only about her service but also her efforts & success at getting the women's memorial on The Mall. I highly recommend Diane's book. Hannah's novel got too Harlequin romancy for me in the end although I think the author wrote well. PS. I'm also a former Army nurse - 2 tours in Nam - Qui Nhon 68-69, Long Bien 70-71.

[@FreedomDave-ci2gs]

@@patvdm6276 Thank you for your service.

[@samanthaedwards3742]

I just finished reading it too! SO GOOD! powerful book. I loved it . Maybe my favorite book ever now ❤

[@ptys.]

Amazing piece, still very impactful 30+ years later.

[@a320nick]

It's 2023 now. Lest we forget.

[@comptondrew769]

❤️💯🙏🏿 as wounded war vet from the war on terror this is very touching to me thank you for your service Ma’am’s

[@redmustangredmustang]

The sad part is that you can't change how people were treated back in Vietnam coming back. All you can do now is give them proper respect and honor that they earned. There's still many who have PTSD and limbs lost that will never go away. All you can do is give them respect and hopefully family members can steer them to the right therapist or support group to help them cope with what they saw and did.

[@thomasdavis2072]

These nurses served with honor and some gave there life's and should never be forgotten. As a Navy vietnam veteran i salute them.

[@JuanSanchez-zg7ti]

There are no words to describe the professionalism, courage and sacrifice of all of these "SISTERS" that served in Vietnam. Each one deserves a medal of HONOR for their service . Many of us veterans would not be here if they had not been there. We ,your BROTHER VETERANS , salute each one of you. Thank you for your unselfish outstanding service. We will always be in debt.

[@brianbayer9926]

I was wounded in Afghanistan in 2007, and I give thanks for the nurses ❤

[@pablopeter3564]

My respect for you who sacrifice for all of us. Greetings from Mexico City.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

My grandfather was a front line Feild Surgeon in the US Army during WWII. They would sort the casualties into three categories, can't save, shouldn't save & will save. When I asked him about the "shouldn't save" he explained "when a soldier sets off a land mine he was trying to disarm, what can you do, no arms, no face, no eyes, what can you do?". They had the ambulance drivers inform the medics in the field to give the "can't save's" & "shouldn't save's" enough morphine to send them home so that the enlisted men at their field hospital didn't have to use morphine & alcohol to make them stop screaming. As for PTSD, my grandfather drank a fifth of rye every night to sleep for three years after the war...

[@preshisify1]

☕🇺🇲

[@SandfordSmythe]

Watch out for the black tag

[@robertanglee4735]

A tragic travisty! As a Combat Marine in Vietnam 67-68 I loved those Nurses ❤️.

[@drewpall2598]

@robertanglee4735... Thanks, you for your service and sacrifice during the Vietnam conflict and welcome home Sir. I dedicate these two songs from SSgt Barry Sadler 1966 record album "Ballad of the Green Beret." to you and all of our Vietnam Vets. 🙏 "I'm a Lucky One" SSgt Barry Sadler I'm going home my tour is done. I'm going home I'm a lucky one. But I left friends behind me. who won't come home no more. Yes many friends remain forever. On that bloody shore. But at night when I sleep I know my dreams will be. About my friends I left across the sea. I'll hear verbal young men harn laugh again out loud. We'll all be together in a happy crowd. But then I hear the sound of bullets whining overhead. Feel the crash of morters and all my firends are dead. My friends they fought and gave their all. My friends they died for freedoms call. As my dream is ending they'll come and say goodbye. Though I'm sound asleep a tear I'll cry And they say something which fills my heart with pain. Tell them about us Sadler don't let us die in vain. I'm going home my tour is done. I'm going home I'm a lucky one "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

[@amandawhisnant2270]

Thank you for your service, and Welcome Home.

[@kjeksomanen]

The story of the man who last both his arms and legs told by the woman hit hard :(

[@fnln544]

As a man, I believe a veteran, thank you for your service. A grateful past SSG and LTC.

[@scottmihalsky3612]

I hold Combat nurses in the highest regards. A constant meat grinder of wounded soldiers like a factory assembly line. the horrors of war these women endured. Thank you

[@johnlumwhal155]

Very heartrending and very moving. Greatest respect for all the nurses that served over there.

[@geraldmcdevitt3996]

Thank you all for your service. You did as much as you could with what you had. I'm sorry that some people didn't appreciate what you did. I hope more people do now.

[@georgezink8256]

I owe these nurses my life

[@alexdrennan7654]

you know the nurses are the definition of brave and deserve the highest respect

[@bobleblowski8998]

Thanks Ladies. Vietnam Class of 69.

[@jbliborio]

I´m so sorry that these ladies didn´t had the regonition and respect they deserved and stills deserving for ever...

[@davidrobinson8337]

To all you wonderful and lovely women. Thank you for what you have done for us. We will never forget you. God bless you all!

[@RLS-bu4bj]

Thank you for what you did.

[@dmre0]

Wow great video. Really shows another side of the way thats often discarded/forgotten. I have a insane amount of respect for those nurses.

[@gettyyoung46]

When I was in high school, I won a contest sponsored by a veteran organization, and was invited to a Veteran's Day dinner event. There, to my surprise, I saw Martha Raye, whom I recognized as the woman in the Polident commercial. Turned out she was also a military nurse. When she spoke, she reminded the men in the room that there were women serving in (Vietnam) war too. Even though they were nurses, they faced same risk as the men. So she insisted that the nurse/women division deserve equal present as men at veteran occasions like the Veteran Day's dinner event. And Martha traveled regularly to Vietnam during the war to entertain American troops. She was and seen by the soldiers as one of the 'boys', and she is buried with them at Fort Bragg, in NC.

[@2098elk]

Brings tears to my eves. Vietnam Era Veteran, 1965 to 67. God Bless them and may they kno the comfort they gave.

[@amandawhisnant2270]

Thank you for your service, and Welcome Home.

[@TVeres-3dRm]

As tough as they come. They deserved better than they got when they returned home, as did all our Vietnam Vets. 😢

[@Carpenterdane]

God bless these ladies forever!

[@modular182]

These women are angels.....

[@jamesfrangione8448]

Bless them all. Each and every one.

[@AriannaAyers]

With deep respect, and love for all those that have served in honor; bravery, and dignity have no gender, race, or origin. Man, woman, dog, gay, straight, black, white, Asian, Native Person, Hispanic, Mid Eastern, and any and all category I have overlooked, we honor you. When we do not, it is our failing, our fear, our ignorance, and never a testament to your experiences. This should be encouraged viewing for today's youth, mine babies included.

[@ccbarr58]

Glad I grew up at/near bases. Everyone had a dad overseas

[@michaelcummingsherrera1232]

Sharon Lane was the last nurse shown on the wall. My best friend, Thomas W Strathmann, was KIA on the same day, and his name also appears on the same line as Sharon's.

[@jaymaloney8321]

Sharon was one of 8 women to die in Viet Nam, and the sole woman to die from enemy action. She was killed on June 8th, 1969, at the 312th Evac in Chu Lai from a fragment from a 122mm artillery rocket.

[@peacenow4456]

May they never be forgotten...

[@ciarankelly4338]

Amazing nurses! Greetings from Ireland.

[@WTC7]

Great interviews. I miss timeless reports like that. It could be from the Vietnam era or any era

[@leftykoufax7084]

True heroes those nurses.

[@daviddavies5322]

Speechless. God bless you all.

[@paulsaragosa371]

Thanks again so very much

[@USNveteran]

Can't say enough good things about all the military nurse's. Maybe just a very, very, very, long overdue WELCOME HOME to all of them especially our Nam vet nurse's. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those wh will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!

[@laurencebrooks7699]

Nurses in general are amazing people; have always held them in high regard....military nurses are in a special class all their own....I dont have enough good words to say about them, except they are amazing and to me hero's.

[@jvolstad]

I am a retired soldier, disabled veteran, and volunteer at my local VA Hospital. US Army: 1972-1998.

[@jessendawg8152]

Thank you for your service much love and respect. - a grateful American

[@MCOult]

In those days it seemed to me that it was worse being "home" than in Vietnam: in the war, I could count on almost everybody because we were all in it, together; back "home," I never knew who was going to insult me or accuse me of something vile (baby killer, etc.), although the ones who wouldn't give me the time of day were the worst. I met a few nurses and MDs there; great people, great women, great patriots. They too deserve a lot of credit and respect from the nation. U. S. Army, 91Bravo, '69 - '72.

[@alfonsomunoz4424]

Heartbreaking. Life can be so cruel. USMC 88-92

[@truthjusticeintegrity]

Let me tell you this: The most powerful medicine of all, is the touch of a woman. Thank you for your service.

[@dennismorton1128]

this was very touching. the sad part, I saw 4 thumbs down

[@a320nick]

@dennismorten1128 Don't take any notice, my brave friend.

[@donaldfeger91]

God Bless all nurses in the world because they have a thankless job saving lives Thank You!

[@fertiledirt9369]

Anything to keep you from losing focus in time of war. And thankfully he was able to tell his mom himself. The ones that matter will never forget. We Can't

[@taylorhobbs1339]

Much love to nurse patty langford. What a sweetheart. God bless you girl. Americas finest.

[@RichKosack]

Those Americans that treated our military personnel so poorly should be ashamed and hopefully never forget that they hurt the wrong people in this way.

[@georgezink8256]

I thank god for all these nurses

[@drewpall2598]

@georgezink8256... SSgt Barry Sadler wrote and recorded "Salute to the Nurses" from his 1966 record album Ballads of the Green Berets which is a tribute to the nurses who served during the Vietnam conflict. "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.

[@georgezink8256]

@@drewpall2598 yes I’ve I listened to it a 1000 times God bless him to and all branches of services, we all fought side by side for a most ungrateful nation

[@georgezink8256]

@@drewpall2598 I only wish I had been able to see faces of those who worked to save my life,? But they keap me in coma for 2 months

[@jefferyzimmerman8367]

God Bless those Ladies! And shame on anyone that speaks ill of them.

[@danm.bagley5030]

I'm a Vietnam veteran an can tell you they deserve recognition. How many of us are here today because of those wonderful soldiers.

[@drewpall2598]

@danm.bagley5030... thank you for you service and sacrifice during the Vietnam conflict and welcome home Sir. I dedicate these two songs by SSgt Barry Sadler from his 1966 record album Ballads of the Green Berets to you and all who severed our country during the Vietnam conflict. "I'm a Lucky One" SSgt Barry Sadler I'm going home, my tour is done I'm going home, I'm a lucky one But I left friends behind me Who won't come home no more Yes many friends remain forever On that bloody shore But at night when I sleep, I know my dreams will be About my friends I left across the sea I'll here verbal young men harn, laugh again out loud We'll all be together in a happy crowd But then I hear the sound of bullets whining overhead Feel the crash of morters and all my friends are dead My friends they fought and gave their all My friends they died for freedoms call As my dream was ending, they'll come and say goodbye Though I'm sound asleep a tear I'll cry And they say something which fills my heart with pain Tell them about us Sadler, don't let us die in vain I'm going home, my tour is done I'm going home, I'm a lucky one "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.

[@richardsierra9884]

Welcome home ladies, God Bless All of you ❤❤😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@drewpall2598]

@richardsierra9884... If you haven't seen this 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. The title of the video "Vietnam Nurses - Vietnam Women's Memorial - Documentary With Dana Delany" it's worth searching out. running 44:41 minutes in length

[@GHOST-ey9ee]

Salute 🫡 to you women..underestimated by far on the Frontline of war

[@pickakacamperjohn2262]

God bless you all Vetrans 🇺🇸 from a Vet. USN VP-11

[@MaryjaneLove]

& its pretty sad to know that people was turning there nose up at theses ladies who was nurses for our soliders . . . Thank you ladies for serving our country . 😢❤️💯

[@francisterlep4647]

Thank you

[@paulsaragosa371]

Thanks for all your help sis ter veteran's and I love you all very much ❤️ 💖 💕 💗 ♥️ 💓 ❤️ tuffy s

[@CarlosGarcia-xi2gj]

God bless all you Nurse's that served in Vietnam. V .A. take note these woman need all the help they are intital to. PTSD Agent Orange exposure per diagnosis individually.

[@richardmckelvey4343]

if anyone doesnt think these brave women didn't go thru hell

[@joe-qo3qi]

Amen🙏! Never enough credit for all medical personnel. Nam nurses were tough angels who saved lives and did it 7 days a week 24-7. I was one of those who was saved by grace with help from nurse angels and medical personnel, God bless them all🙏. WIA Feb'71 I corp, 196th LIB Americal Div. 91st Evac. Hosp. Chu Lai South Vietnam.🇺🇸🦅

[@Anonymous-ff5wr]

I cried couldn’t watch this glees these women ❤

[@thomasgambino4593]

HEROS EVERYONE ONE OF THEM. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@GeorgeLaBranche]

"tet class of 68" welcome home, "Always First " Big Red One,Thank You

[@GeorgeLaBranche]

Welcome HOME "Sister"

[@aevelynmoose609]

I've been there. The statue is awesome

[@timothyhines7845]

Several of my Uncles are Vietnam vets. One had four chopers shot out from under him serving as a medivac crew chief. I live not too far from the base (now a National Guard training site) where he trained. I remember as a child going to Mineral Wells and seeing him before he left.

[@SandfordSmythe]

Army nurses are great people.

[@davidmacdonald-bi1hy]

What absolutely incredible woman.

[@fidellaboy-negron5816]

Thanks for serving. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Fidel, USAF Retired

[@kathleenmoore4019]

I will never forget all the men and women who sacrificed their life for me 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@LizaTacher]

Excellent. I feel so sad how our soldiers and nurses were “welcomed” back after everything they went through.

[@kcrl1]

RIP, LTC Essie Wilson, US Army Nurse Corps 🇺🇸

[@dawnoceanside7300]

My bro, 82nd, 5th SF was in Pleiku and Laos and Cambodia. 9-66 to 9-67

[@19irving]

I grew up in the 1960s. As a kid , I thought the war and nightly body count on tv every night was normal. How different it all looks to me now. God Bless the people who served and those who experienced losses.

[@Wahbooz]

This pisses me off!!! People don't realize what these women had to endure.

[@johnbaca1809]

Iwas there at our VN Veterans Wall dedication Nov 82 and our soldier and nurses statue dedication. In rainfall 58,300 and 8combat nurses names on Wall all crying nurses were our guardian angels.

[@chrischaloner2898]

The unsung heroes

[@Cab520]

The nurses had the experience everyday all day long. Their experience was beyond the men. They were experiences here and there. Not a constant.

[@texomajohn2916]

This was made three years ago, they are even more forgotten today.

[@kathyboxx3678]

This segment showcases the talent of journalists back in the day as they focused on these brave young women. Not so these days ...

[@chrisbridges655]

Nothing wrong with recognizes the K-9 troops as well. Glad the nurses got their due recognition.

[@N3M3SYS73-wh2cg]

It's beyond comprehension to me that women would willingly enlist and take care of soldiers that had life threatening wounds be treated so shamefully. But all the women overlooked how stupid some men were but would expect them to keep them alive. Much respect for ALL these nurses that served

[@letiennguyen1546]

ik ben uwe alle dankbaar voor uw aanwezig daar.

[@christopherturner5898]

And America says it loves its troops don’t disrespect the flag lol this woman lost her husband in a war that she herself served in and she was spit on by people in the very country she fought for wow

[@thefullmoongamer]

Brave men and women. The backbone of USA. Love and respect.