Comments on: December 7, 2009: Recognizing Women Veterans

By: Danine

Danine — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:13:28 +0000

This is a fantastic post on women’s service in the military. I learned so much so thank you! Also, thank you to all of the veterans mentioned for their service, especially Mother Blake!

By: Denise Blake

Denise Blake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:05:15 +0000

I come from a military family. My father was in the military for 26 years and he was a WWII vet. My 92 year old mother is a WWII vereran. She was an Army nurse who took care of soldiers that were brought back from overseas. She saw the worst of the worst. Much like the nurses and doctors of Walter Reed and other military hospitals today.
Nothing makes me prouder than to tell new nursing students at Shenandoah University about Mother Blake and what a phenomonal nurse she was. I know she has touched more lives in her 92 years than she will ever know. If we graduate just one student nurse to be a Mother Blake, our world will be a better place.
I am lucky to be the daughter of WWII veterans and all of us owe them a debt of gratitude for the freedoms we have and the lives we live.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:28:11 +0000

Just received the title of a book to read: “War, women, and the news: how female journalists won the battle to cover WWII”. Anyone read it?

By: tempest1970

tempest1970 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:18:17 +0000

I read recently that the first woman to receive the Purple Heart — 1st Lt Annie Fox — did so for exemplary service as an Army nurse at Pearl Harbor. The rules for receipt of the Purple Heart were changed shortly thereafter to only those that were injured and her award was cancelled. She instead received the Bronze Star.