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Pearsall talks with female veterans who share stories of serving as nurses in Vietnam.
Host Stacy Pearsall talks with three female veterans who served as nurses during the Vietnam War. These young women treated devastating combat injuries, comforted the wounded, and displayed immense courage—yet many faced hostility and neglect when they returned home from service.
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Support for this program was provided in part by Kloo and David Vipperman, Barbara Kucharczyk and Robert M. Rainey.
We Were There Preview
Preview: Season 3 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Stacy Pearsall talks with three female veterans who served as nurses during the Vietnam War. These young women treated devastating combat injuries, comforted the wounded, and displayed immense courage—yet many faced hostility and neglect when they returned home from service.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Demystifying Veteran Experiences
"After Action" seeks to demystify the military experience, provide a platform for dialogue among family members and preserve military stories, many of which have, to date, been left untold.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-During the Vietnam War, brave women served as nurses, providing care and comfort to combat casualties.
-I thought, "If we don't kill them, they will kill us."
-He was 26 years old, and he had three kids.
I am so sorry that we couldn't save him.
-On "After Action," I sat down with three veterans and discussed the challenges they faced overseas.
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Support for this program was provided in part by Kloo and David Vipperman, Barbara Kucharczyk and Robert M. Rainey.