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Then I realized I’m in a war
Mary Beth is one of the speakers in our Vietnam War 360 panel series.
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Mary Beth Crowley shares about her experience as a nurse in the Vietnam War. She'd just turned 23 when she arrived in Vietnam, and she learned quickly to develop coping skills to get through the difficult emotions.
This excerpt is from Women Serving in War, produced by Twin Cities PBS in 2014.
I don't think I ever got used to seeing the kids die. That's the one think I never dreamed of.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Woodbury, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: An Khe, Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Army
Dates of Service: 1970 - 1971
Unit: Army Nurse Corps
Specialty: 17th Field Hospital, An Khe | 67th Evacuation Hospital, Qui Nhon
Follow the journeys of five Minnesota Vietnam War veterans and family members, including Mary Beth, as they shape and share their powerful experiences with the help of national performing arts organization The Telling Project.
Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: The Telling Project is a one-hour documentary produced by Twin Cities PBS.
Visit the show page on TPT.org
Story Themes: Children, Coping, Death and Loss, Mary Beth Crowley, Medical Personnel, Nurse, Physical Wounds, Talk Therapy, The Telling Project
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