Podcasts about army nurse corps

Vůbec poprvé v Evropě se archeologům podařilo přesně lokalizovat a prozkoumat relikty vojenského tábora spojeného s polní nemocnicí. V plzeňském Borském parku odhalil tým Fakulty filozofické Západočeské univerzity v Plzni (FF ZČU) pozůstatky zázemí 109. evakuační nemocnice Armády Spojených států, která v roce 1945 hrála klíčovou roli při osvobození města. Mezi nálezy zaujme odznak U.S. Army Nurse Corps.

     Unlock the secrets of exceptional leadership with BG(R) William T. Bester, RN, MSN, FAAN, as he shares transformative insights from his illustrious 32-year military career. What if leadership is more about breaking down barriers than giving orders? Discover how BG(R) Bester's commitment to removing obstacles, fostering open communication, and embracing the expertise within his teams has shaped his approach to leadership. His candid reflections on avoiding micromanagement and encouraging collaboration will inspire leaders from all backgrounds to rethink how they guide their teams.      Gain a deeper understanding of the power of personal connection in leadership. BG(R) Bester's daily practice of connecting with team members underscores the importance of trust and genuine interest in personal and professional lives. By actively engaging with those he leads, he ensures that their voices are heard, fostering an environment where informed decision-making and committed buy-in thrive. This conversation is a treasure trove of wisdom for anyone seeking to prioritize people and cultivate a setting where trust and collaboration are at the forefront.   Take Home Messages: Empowerment Through Barrier Removal: Effective leadership involves empowering team members by removing obstacles and avoiding micromanagement. This approach fosters a more autonomous and motivated team environment. Inclusive Decision-Making: Engaging those who are directly impacted by decisions in the decision-making process ensures better outcomes and greater buy-in, as it incorporates diverse perspectives and insights. Building Trust Through Personal Engagement: Regular personal engagement with team members builds trust and understanding, allowing leaders to focus on areas that need attention while appreciating what is working well. Transparent Communication During Challenges: In challenging situations, maintaining open and transparent communication helps keep team members informed and focused, alleviating uncertainty and fostering unity. The Importance of Mentorship: Mentorship is a crucial responsibility for leaders, providing guidance and support to junior professionals. This helps them navigate their career paths effectively and builds a culture of continuous learning and development.   Episode Keywords: Brigadier General Bill Bester, leadership insights, military medicine, empowering leadership, Army Nurse Corps, War Docs podcast, empathy in leadership, inclusive teams, micromanagement, open communication, transformative leadership, decision-making process, mentorship in military, trust-building, personal engagement, leadership challenges, leadership philosophy, leadership development, military medical professionals, War Docs series, Jeff Clark   Hashtags: #LeadershipInsights #MilitaryMedicine #EmpoweringLeadership #BrigadierGeneralBester #LeadershipPhilosophy #InclusiveLeadership #EmpathyInLeadership #TrustAndConnection #WarDocsPodcast #OpenCommunication   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield,demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.     Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast    

Join podcast host, Kersten Rettig, in a deep-dive conversation with two experts in the field of palliative care, Dr. Kate Taylor and Dr. Cheryl Thaxton, from the College of Nursing at the UNT Health Science Center.  You'll hear perspectives from both adult and pediatric palliative care, resources for caregivers, and how clinical staff come alongside patients and families during serious illness.  Show Notes and Resources:Courageous Parent Network – A nonprofit organization working to equip and empower those caring for children with a serious medical condition. Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance – A nonprofit organization focused on perinatal and neonatal bereavement care.The Warm Place - The WARM Place provides a safe, compassionate space for children and their families grieving the death loss of a loved one. VNA Bereavement Support – Support for family members of patients and community members experiencing grief and loss.My Wishes Booklet - My Wishes is a booklet written in everyday language that helps children express how they want to be cared for in case they become seriously ill. Dr. Kate Taylor is a certified FNP with over 25 years of healthcare experience, including previous service as an Army Nurse Corps officer. She currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Clinical and Outreach Affairs for the College of Nursing and is an Assistant Professor, as well as adjunct faculty for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She is actively involved in a geriatrics primary care and house calls program and has a focus on advance care planning. Dr. Taylor engages in professional organizations, holding roles such as Secretary of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Practice Leadership Network and Legislative Ambassador for Texas Nurse Practitioners. She also serves as a board member for Dementia Friendly Fort Worth. Additionally, Dr. Taylor teaches interprofessional learners on local, national, and international platforms.  Dr. Taylor is a distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS). She holds the Tarrant Area Gerontological Society's Mildred O. Hogstel Award and the Texas Nurse Practitioner's Visionary Award, recognizing her exceptional contributions to patient care and education.Cheryl Thaxton, DNP, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN, FPCN, FAANP, FAAN is dual board certified in pediatrics and family practice as a nurse practitioner. Dr. Thaxton currently serves as the Founding Associate Dean, Regents Professor, and Chair of Graduate Studies for the College of Nursing (CON) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Fort Worth. She has over 33 years of experience in nursing care of patients across the lifespan which includes several years of experience in critical care, palliative and hospice care, primary care, nursing leadership, curriculum development, and graduate program development/evaluation. Dr. Thaxton has devoted several years of her career to researching the specific needs of children and adults with life-limiting illnesses. She was part of a team of nursing faculty led by Dr. Betty Ferrell that helped to implement the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Curriculum, an evidence-based palliative and hospice nursing initiative. Dr. Thaxton has a plethora of publications in the literature, podium presentations, and other notable scholarly activities. In 2021, Dr. Thaxton received the DFW Great 100 Nurses Awa

Meet in person the author of 'Memories of a Tuskegee Airmen Nurse and Her Military Sisters' Pia Marie Winters Jordan this Saturday, March 8th at 1:00pm in the College Park Aviation Museum located at College Park Airport.Pia Jordan is the daughter of U.S. Army Nurse First Lieutenant Louise Lomax, one of 28 members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps assigned to the Tuskegee Airmen medical facility,  joined me for a one on one conversation about her Mom's story and the legacy of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.All Things Aviation & Aerospace is also available on my Private Air Media YouTube Channel, Facebook Page, and Linkedin.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnAgvYp8gF4w8WSRdU7Dn4whttps://www.facebook.com/privateairmediagrouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentmickens-privateairmediagroup-allthingsaviationandaerospace/

West Allis resident Tammy joins WAPL staffers Sarah and Karen to discuss the bestseller The Women by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of Frankie, a sheltered young woman who joins the Army Nurse Corps in Vietnam and encounters difficulty reacclimating to civilian life upon her return.Also mentioned: The TV series M*A*S*H, about the Korean War; the movie Born on the Fourth of July; the TV series China Beach; The Nightingale and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah; Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West; The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell; The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, The Island of Sea Women, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.To listen to a soundtrack of songs from The Women, go to https://tinyurl.com/womensoundtrack.Check out books, TV shows and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com, hoopladigital.com and kanopy.com/en/westallis. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org.Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Pia Jordan's mother was a member of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in World War II, stationed at the hospital and base where the Tuskegee Airmen were training. Pia visits In Focus today for The Storyline book series.

This past year marked the worst in over a decade for stomach bug outbreaks on cruise ships docking in the US, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, this week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. Such cold has, yes, a chilling effect on the Big Apple's notorious rodents. But it boosts efforts to get rid of them, says city “rat czar” Kathleen Corradi.The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career.And in the American west, more than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand.

In this special Veterans Day edition of the “Habitual Excellence” podcast, host Ken Segel interviews Dr. Kecia Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Legacy Health, who shares her extensive career journey from a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps to various leadership roles in healthcare. Dr. Kelly discusses the importance of respect, leading by example, and influencing through relationships, highlighting her success in improving inpatient throughput and leading a partnership with Labcorp. She emphasizes the value of stepping out of comfort zones and leveraging strengths, sharing personal stories about her father and husband to illustrate the long-term impacts of military service. Dr. Kelly calls for greater empathy and understanding towards veterans, urging healthcare providers to ask the right questions and provide comprehensive care, while expressing pride in her service and the importance of upholding the Constitution.

Marj Billker Graves joined the Army Nurse Corps during her final year of nursing school in 1967. She served as a head nurse on male orthopedic wards at Darnall Army Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas, and at Ireland Army Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky. As a Captain, Marj volunteered for Vietnam where she continued to serve as a head orthopedic nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Long Binh. During her tour of duty, she was selected as the nurse for a two-person medical team to accompany both the Bob Hope Christmas Tour in 1971 and the Sammy Davis, Jr. USO Show in 1972. After a return assignment in the United States at Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington, she resigned her commission to marry her husband, Bob, also a Vietnam Veteran. She was selected as Kentucky's Vietnam Veteran for USA Today's 2012 Veterans Day issue, has been featured in numerous articles in The Courier-Journal, was inducted into the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Distinguished Citizen Medal, and in 2023 was the first female veteran to serve as Grand Marshal of Louisville's Veterans Day Parade. She is a retired Occupational Health Manager from UPS.

   Join us for an insightful conversation with retired Army LTC Darcie Greuel, RN an esteemed Army nurse and recipient of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation's Hero of Military Medicine Award. Darcie recounts her remarkable journey from enlisting in the Army Reserve during high school to becoming a commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps. She shares her motivations rooted in patriotism and the desire to fund her college education and reflects on overcoming her initial fears of the medical field to discover a lifelong passion for nursing. A pivotal moment in her career was her 2003 deployment to Afghanistan, where she served at the 452 Combat Support Hospital, profoundly influencing her future career decisions.       This episode also explores Darcie's transformative experiences on humanitarian missions to remote areas in third-world countries. Hear about the profound impact of providing medical care to populations with little to no prior healthcare access and the deep sense of fulfillment from these missions. Darcie shares personal anecdotes about overcoming language barriers, delivering essential health education, and how these experiences prepared military medics for deployment and wartime scenarios. The importance of global health engagements for their educational value and the purpose they provide is underscored throughout the conversation.      Additionally, Darcie reflects on her military leadership and training, the transition from enlisted service to commissioned officer, and her experiences leading a COVID-19 response team. She discusses the challenges faced by veterans transitioning from military service and the vital support systems in place to aid them. Darcie's participation in the Honor Flight program and her reflections on a 40-year career in the Army Reserve offer listeners a comprehensive look at the rewards and challenges of a military nursing career. Tune in to hear about the lasting impact of teamwork, leadership, and the honor of serving one's country.   Chapters: (00:04) Military Nursing Career Highlights (13:25) Global Health Engagements for the Military (20:28) Military Officer Leadership and Training (34:46) Military COVID-19 Response and Leadership (44:15) Veteran Transition Support and Resources (49:56) Honor Flight Program Experiences and Advice (57:51) Military Career Reflections and Legacy   Chapter Summaries: (00:04) Military Nursing Career Highlights   Retired Army nurse Darcie Greuel shares her journey from joining the military to her deployment in Afghanistan.   (13:25) Global Health Engagements for the Military    Participating in humanitarian missions to remote areas provides transformative experiences, prepares for deployment, and offers unique learning opportunities.   (20:28) Military Officer Leadership and Training    Deployment enhanced skills, bridged knowledge gaps, commanded a unit, and emphasized effective delegation and leadership.   (34:46) Military COVID-19 Response and Leadership    Transitioning from VA to COVID-19 response team, leading 452nd Field Hospital, and collaboration with civilian medical entities.   (44:15) Veteran Transition Support and Resources    Challenges faced by transitioning veterans, need for support, connecting with VA services and community, and program manager's experiences.   (49:56) Honor Flight Program Experiences and Advice    Night shift nursing, Honor Flight program, connecting with veterans, lasting bonds, honoring service, intergenerational connections.   (57:51) Military Career Reflections and Legacy    Military service offers education, leadership training, and unique missions, with a sense of pride and camaraderie, and support from colleagues and family.   Take Home Messages: Patriotism and Education Drive Military Service:    - Joining the military can be motivated by a sense of patriotism and the practical need to fund one's education. These initial motivations can lead to discovering unexpected career passions, such as nursing. Humanitarian Missions as Training Grounds:    - Participating in humanitarian missions in underserved and remote regions offers invaluable training for military medical personnel. These experiences not only provide critical medical care to those in need but also prepare medics for the realities of deployment and combat scenarios. Leadership and Transition:    - Transitioning from an enlisted service member to a commissioned officer involves significant training and a shift in responsibilities. Effective delegation, planning, and leadership are crucial skills that are developed through various command roles and military experiences. Veteran Support Systems:    - The transition from military service to civilian life can be challenging for veterans, particularly those who are medically retired or discharged. Comprehensive support systems, including collaboration between military units and the Department of Veterans Affairs, are essential for providing resources, education, and care to transitioning veterans. Honoring Military Service:    - Programs like the Honor Flight are vital in recognizing and celebrating the service of veterans from different wars. These experiences foster lasting connections between generations of military service members and provide much-needed recognition, especially for those who may not have received it upon returning home.   Episode Keywords: Military Nursing, Army Reserve, Deployment, Afghanistan, Humanitarian Missions, Global Health, Military Officer, Leadership, COVID-19 Response, Veteran Transition, Honor Flight, Military Career, Army Nurse Corps, Medical Care, Military Medicine, Military Deployment, Military Training, Military Leadership, Military Veteran Support, Military Legacy   Hashtags: #MilitaryNursing, #ArmyReserve, #Deployment, #Afghanistan, #HumanitarianMissions, #GlobalHealth, #MilitaryOfficer, #Leadership, #COVID-19Response, #VeteranTransition, #HonorFlight, #MilitaryCareer, #ArmyNurseCorps, #MedicalCare, #MilitaryMedicine, #MilitaryDeployment, #MilitaryTraining, #MilitaryLeadership, #MilitaryVeteranSupport, #MilitaryLegacy   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield,demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.     Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast

Send us a textThis month we read and review The Women by Kristin Hannah. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.Here's a little about The Women:Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.We hope you enjoy the episode!Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.comIf you don't already, follow us on Instagram and FacebookArt by Justin Miller DesignCheck us out here!

The sure touch of Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan transforms Kristin Hannah's absorbing novel about Vietnam War combat nurses into an addictive listen. In their conversation from this winter, host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss this intimate portrait and sprawling account of a searing time. The story focuses on 20-year-old Frances McGrath, who, in 1965, impetuously chooses the Army Nurse Corps over cotillions and marriage. As the novel interweaves historical research with the characters' Vietnam and post-war lives, Whelan's intensity and warmth help listeners empathize with the personal and understand the big picture. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Today's episode is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. The Sound of Storytelling. Discover your next great listen at Brilliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writers join with veterans to make music "Music frees your soul from the dungeon of your mind," wrote author Wiss Auguste, who often addresses the human condition. Military veterans who've experienced SongwritingWith:Soldiers (SW:S) are evidence he is right. The Nashville-based nonprofit, established in 2012, pairs veterans with professional songwriters at weekend retreats across the country. Together, they write songs that capture the veterans' stories about war and its psychological toll. SW:S is coming to the Highlands this week for the first time. A fundraiser concert on Thursday (Aug. 15) at the Philipstown Depot Theatre on Garrison's Landing will feature Maia Sharp, Erin Enderlin, Terry Radigan and Jay Clementi, each of whom has written songs with veterans. That will be followed by a retreat at Glynwood on Aug. 16 to 18 for female veterans from Beacon, Cornwall and other parts of New York. Veterans often return home facing a range of problems, from physical disabilities, mental health issues and substance abuse, to homelessness, unemployment and isolation. One national study calculated that nearly 9,000 veterans die annually by suicide and another 7,300 from drug overdoses. The songs that emerge from SW:S help people understand veterans' stories, and the songwriting process helps veterans heal and reconnect to their communities. A 2019 Harvard Medical School Study found SW:S collaborative songwriting significantly decreased symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Josh Geartz, a former U.S. Army sergeant who once attempted suicide, co-wrote "Still on the Ride" with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier. "A lot of vets lose the ability to connect with anything, let alone people," he says, noting that he told Gauthier things he didn't tell his wife or therapist. "I told her all the stuff I was afraid of. She looked over at me, smiled, and said, 'I'm really glad you're still here.' Something switched my brain from being hyper-focused on negativity to positivity." Erin Enderlin Jay Clementi Terry Radigan Veteran Joe Austin co-wrote "Start Over" with Steve Everett. "We come back a little jaded and hard, not able to express our emotions, full of anger and we don't know why," he says. "SW:S lets you know you can express yourself creatively, openly, and that the kid you used to be is still in there." Austin said he was surprised his songs were so widely accepted by civilians. "I didn't expect that," he says. "The feedback I got filled me up." Christine Rem, who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Iraq, co-wrote "Eyes of the Deer" with Maia Sharp in 2017, a decade after her deployment. "It takes a few years before you're ready to think about that time and how it affects you," she says. "You may not feel there's a song in you, but they pull it out of you somehow or other." Being at a retreat with other veterans, even when their ages varied greatly, was moving, she said. "We have so much in common; we saw dark things in our hearts through the same eyes," Rem said. Pepper Evans, who lives in Philipstown, joined the SW:S board this year and helped coordinate the local concert and retreat. "Music reaches people on an intuitive, emotional level that goes beyond word or thought," she says. "SW:S creates the positive mindset and setting to maximize music's impact." Sharp has taken part in two retreats each year since 2017, co-writing about 30 songs. "All the songs have a hopeful core - we set it up with the past and the struggle," she says. "If I do my job, that's the backstory to an acknowledgment of how far they've come and where they feel they're heading." "The way they've shifted their perspective after what they've experienced, their bravery and vulnerability, is inspiring every time," she adds. "It keeps me grounded and grateful; I'm wrung out and filled up every time I walk out of those rooms." Nancy Montgomery, who represents Philipstown and part of Putnam Valley on the Putnam County Legi...

_In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _ In this episode, we honor the "Angels of Anzio," four courageous nurses of World War II who received the Silver Star for their gallantry in combat. The stories of Mary Roberts, Elaine Roe, Virginia Rourke, and Ellen Ainsworth is one of exceptional courage and resilience as they saved countless lives during the chaos of a relentless battle. We also recognize the contributions of other women who emerged as trailblazers as a new century of warfare brought new roles for women SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Esther Hasson Anita Newcomb McGee Jane Delano WORLD WAR I The "Hello Girls" Opha May Johnson Helen Purviance Loretta Perfectus Walsh WORLD WAR II Elaine Harmon Jacqueline Cochran Nancy Harkness Love Cornelia Fort Ruth Streeter Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley

The Women by Kristin Hannah  An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.  Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.  As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.  But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.    End of Story by A. J. Finn  “I'll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”  So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery novelist, to his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. With mere months to live, Trapp invites Nicky to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story . . . living alongside his beautiful second wife, Diana; his wayward nephew, Freddy; and his protective daughter, Madeleine. Soon Nicky finds herself caught in an irresistible case of real-life “detective fever.”  “You and I might even solve an old mystery or two.”  Twenty years earlier—on New Year's Eve 1999—Sebastian's first wife and teenaged son vanished from different locations, never to be seen again. Did the perfect crime writer commit the perfect crime? And why has he emerged from seclusion, two decades later, to allow a stranger to dig into his past?  “Life is hard. After all, it kills you.”  As Nicky attempts to weave together the strands of Sebastian's life, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth . . . while Madeleine begins to question what her beloved father might actually know about that long-ago night. And when a corpse appears in the family's koi pond, both women are shocked to find that the past isn't gone—it's just waiting.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Women by Kistin Hannah who is well known for terrific historical fiction. The Nightingale is probably her best loved work, but I'm also a huge fan of The Four Winds. This new one is set during the Vietnam War. Frankie McGrath's family have a proud history of military service, but when she volunteers to go to Vietnam with the Army Nurse Corps they're appalled. So too are the American public, who on her return ostracise her, many refusing to believe that women served. The naïve young girl who went to war comes back wiser and wearier, needing to remake her life in the shadow of so much chaos and destruction. This is wonderful storytelling set against the landscape of history.  Same as Ever by Morgan Housel. He talks about how when people are planning for the future we tend to fixate on all the things that we don't yet know about which might happen – the what-ifs. He takes an alternative view and says that a better focus is to identify the things that stay the same and never change, as they're more likely to enable better forecasting; knowledge of the things that never change is more useful, and more important, than an uncertain prediction of an unknowable future. He makes his point through 24 short and highly entertaining stories where he gives examples to support his premise. He's the author of another book, The Psychology of Money. His premise there is that doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know; it's about how you behave.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sure touch of Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan transforms Kristen Hannah's absorbing novel about Vietnam War combat nurses into an addictive listen. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss this intimate portrait and sprawling account of a searing time. The story focuses on 20-year-old Frances McGrath, who, in 1965, impetuously chooses the Army Nurse Corps over cotillions and marriage. As the novel interweaves historical research with the characters' Vietnam and post-war lives, Whelan's intensity and warmth help listeners empathize with the personal and understand the big picture. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Joanna Gaines, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of our episode with Kristin Hannah, author of The Women. Our full conversation is available for free in the Book of the Month app.  We sit down with 3-peat BOTM author Kristin Hannah to discuss her new book, The Women! We talk about the original inspiration behind the book, the role women played in the Vietnam War, and the importance of engaging with our history. When Frances McGrath's brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As inexperienced as the men sent to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death and hope and betrayal. But war is just the beginning; the real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America. Get The Women at bookofthemonth.com. New members get their first book for just $9.99 with code VBT at checkout.  Learn more about Virtual Book Tour at virtualbooktour.com.  

#1 New York Times bestselling author, Kristin Hannah, joins us this week on You Are What You Read for a special edition, LIVE conversation about The Women. In Kristin's latest novel, Frankie McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps after her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam. In a deeply moving story from the frontlines of war in Vietnam to Frankie's return to a divided America, Kristin makes sure the brave women who served our country are never forgotten. This is an episode you won't want to miss with an audience Q&A and an exclusive look into Kristin's research and process that went into this great novel.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 18, 2024) – Col. Wendy Woodall is no stranger to spending time in new locations. Growing up in a U.S. military family and living in a variety of locations during her childhood, she calls herself a native of Princeton, Ky, where her father is from.  While attending high school in Virginia, her father decided to retire from military service and move back to Kentucky. She decided to attend UK, the only school in the state she was familiar with, because of her dad's love of UK Athletics as much as anything else. Little did she know that this decision would lead her to a fulfilling academic experience and a lifelong passion for nursing. A proud alumna of the UK College of Nursing, Woodall earned her bachelor's degree in nursing in 1998. Her dedication to serving the nation as a military nurse has taken her to diverse locations, including active duty in South Korea and Iraq. Last year, she assumed the role of chief nursing officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a testament to her leadership journey within the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and other esteemed organizations. On this episode of ‘Behind the Blue', Col. Woodall shares her insights into how her experience at UK shaped her career and prepared her for the pivotal role she holds today at Walter Reed, the world's premier military medical center. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK's latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. Transcripts for this or other episodes of Behind the Blue can be downloaded from the show's blog page. To discover what's wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham challenges Texans to show their support for U.S. Army Veteran and Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home resident Ethelyn Szad Bell on her 100th birthday. Ethelyn's centennial celebration will be on Oct. 4, and she has requested to receive 100 cards for this wonderful milestone. Ethelyn began her service in March of 1945, at the age of 21. After completing the Basic Training Course for Army Nurses, she served with the Army Nurse Corps in the Philippines and Nagoya, Japan during World War II. During her time in the service, she rose...Article Link

You're going to have an opportunity to hear from Dr. Brenda Tousley, who is a neurology clinical nurse specialist, has her Doctorate in Nursing, and serves attorneys as an expert witness helping them as well behind the scenes with stroke care malpractice. Brenda and I have been speaking about the types of strokes, the catastrophic damage that can occur if a stroke is not diagnosed and treated in time, if indeed it's even possible to treat it to try to halt or reverse some of the damage that may occur. Brenda, tell our viewer what were some of the key topics that we talked about in your podcast. We talked a lot about who needs to recognize that somebody might be having stroke symptoms, and then what do they do, and what those symptoms are. And then we talked a little bit about what some of those legal ramifications can be within the care of somebody who presents with stroke symptoms. Watch this podcast to find out what is the best possible scenario that a patient could undergo who's having a stroke, in terms of where they are when it happens and the type of stroke, and what you can do as a legal nurse consultant to help an attorney who is questioning, could there have been a different outcome if people had acted differently? That's our key strength as legal nurse consultants. Contributing issues to the severity of a fall may be a LPN's unfamiliarity with the potential consequences of medications. Blood thinners are a prime example. Anyone administering medication to a resident needs to understand its properties. Brenda also shares some resources that are available to measure the quality of care against to determine if the protocols were appropriately followed. This podcast serves as a valuable resource for both the individual who may be involved in a situation with someone who has had a stroke and the practitioner who must determine whether the standard of care was followed. Learn more about Stroke Care Malpractice - Brenda Tousley What are the two major types of strokes? How can you recognize that someone may be having a stroke? What is the NIH Stroke Scale? Why is it so important to recognize when a person last acted normally? What considerations are important in terms of malpractice issues? Listen to our podcasts or watch them using our app, Expert.edu, available at legalnursebusiness.com/expertedu. https://youtu.be/j9-Xy77giDs Announcing LNC Success™ Virtual Conference 8 October 26,27 & 28 LNC Success™ is a Virtual Conference 3-day event designed for legal nurse consultants just like you! Pat Iyer and Barbara Levin put together THE first Legal Nurse Consulting Virtual Conference in July 2020. They are back with their 8th all-new conference based on what attendees said they'd find most valuable. This new implementation and networking event is designed for LNCs at any stage in their career. Build your expertise, attract higher-paying attorney clients, and take your business to the next level. After the LNC Success™ Virtual Conference, you will leave with clarity, confidence, and an effective step-by-step action plan that you can immediately implement in your business. Your Presenter of Stroke Care Malpractice - Brenda Tousley Dr. Brenda Tousley began her nursing career 37 years ago in the Army Nurse Corps. She knew from the beginning that she wanted to be a critical care nurse. To that end, she attended the Army's critical care course. Upon leaving the Army, Brenda returned home to Colorado. She has worked for the same healthcare system for the past 31 years fulfilling such roles as bedside critical care nurse, leader, educator, case manager and most recently the program manager for a primary stroke center. Brenda completed her Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist in 2014 and her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2018. In 2018, she was also nominated and awarded a Nightingale Luminary Award for her work in sepsis.

Explore the fascinating world of Military Medicine research and ethics with our special guest, retired Army Nurse Corps Colonel Dr. Laura Brosch. As the Assistant Vice President of Research Initiatives and Compliance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Dr. Brosch shares her journey into Military Medicine and experiences developing ethical protocols for conducting research in combat theaters. From the development of Theater Clinical Practice Guidelines to the introduction of novel treatment modalities for combat casualty care, you'll gain incredible insight into the challenges and advancements in Military Medicine. Discover how the Special Medical Augmentation Response Team (SMART) and the military's use of Investigational New Drugs (INDs) are crucial in modern Military Medicine. Dr. Brosch discusses the importance of regulatory compliance when administering these drugs and highlights the advancements in surgical products like combat gauze, Chitosan powder, and much more. Learn how these products were safely fielded in high OP TEMPO environments and understand the unique challenges faced when setting up a research capability in theater. Join us as we delve into the Joint Trauma System and the Theater Clinical Practice Guidelines developed under Colonel Paul Cordts' guidance. Dr. Brosch shares the ethical considerations taken into account when deciding which protocols to implement, such as DVT prophylaxis, tourniquet use, hypothermia prevention, and concussion awareness. Hear about the challenges of collecting data in the chaos of combat and the processes used to obtain DOD-required waivers and approvals for hospital trauma research. This conversation offers a unique perspective on the complex ethical considerations of conducting medical research in the military. Don't miss this enlightening discussion! Chapters: (0:00:00) - Military Medicine Research and Ethics (0:10:11) - Medical Research in Theater (0:26:40) - Trauma Research Guidelines and Waivers (0:41:14) - Military Medical Research and Ethics   Chapter Summaries: (0:00:00) - Military Medicine Research and Ethics (10 Minutes) We speak with Dr. Laura Brosch, a retired Army Nurse Corps Colonel and Assistant Vice President of Research Initiatives and Compliance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. We discuss her pathway into Military Medicine and how she became the nursing research consultant to the Surgeon General. She shares how the Medical Research And Material Command played an early role in OAF and OEF, and how a plan was developed to ethically conduct research in combat theaters. Laura also explains how Theater Clinical Practice Guidelines were developed and how they've evolved over the past 20 years, and how the military brings novel treatment modalities for combat casualty care to the battlefield.   (0:10:11) - Medical Research in Theater (16 Minutes) Dr Laura Brosch and I discussed the Special Medical Augmentation Response Team (SMART) and the military's use of Investigational New Drugs (INDs). We explored the responsibility of SMART and the importance of regulatory compliance when administering these drugs. We also examined the advancements made in surgical products like combat gauze, Chitosan powder, and other products, and how they were safely fielded in a high OP TEMPO environment. Lastly, we talked about the need to set up a research capability in theater and the unique challenges this presented.   (0:26:40) - Trauma Research Guidelines and Waivers (15 Minutes) We discuss the Joint Trauma System and the Theater Clinical Practice Guidelines they developed, Colonel Paul Cordts' involvement in bringing these guidelines to life, and the ethical considerations taken into account when deciding which protocols to implement. Specific protocols such as DVT prophylaxis, tourniquet use, hypothermia prevention, and concussion awareness are discussed. The challenges of collecting data in the chaos of combat and the processes used to obtain DOD-required waivers and approvals for hospital trauma research are also discussed.   (0:41:14) - Military Medical Research and Ethics (7 Minutes) We talk with Dr Laura Brosch about the complex ethical considerations of conducting medical research. We explore the protocol she developed to allow the use of investigational products in the event of combat casualties. We discuss the regulation changes and how our research community has become more sophisticated. We also discuss the special rules for military service regarding research protections, and Laura shares her experiences as Assistant Vice President of Research Initiatives and Compliance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Finally, we reflect on her contributions to Military Medicine and the importance of ethical conduct in research.   Episode Keywords: Military Medicine, Research Ethics, Army Nurse Corps, Uniformed Services University, SMART, Investigational New Drugs, Combat Gauze, Chitosan Powder, Joint Trauma System, Theater Clinical Practice Guidelines, DVT Prophylaxis, Tourniquet Use, Hypothermia Prevention, Concussion Awareness, Regulatory Compliance, Research Capability, DOD Waivers, Research Protections Hashtags: #wardocs #military #medicine #podcast #MilitaryMedicine #CombatCasualtyCare #ResearchEthics #SMARTteam #InvestigationalNewDrugs #SurgicalAdvancements #JointTraumaSystem #CombatMedicine #Research   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine   The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/episodes   Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all Military Medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.     Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast

In this episode I am joined by Jessica Waszak, Assistant Curator at the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park. Jessica has researched Army Medical Units and Nurses, the 48/128th Hospital in particular, and shares part of their incredible story and some of the challenges facing 1st Infantry Division soldiers and medical personnel during their time in North Africa (1942-1943). The staff at the First Division Museum are extremely generous with their time and have agreed to provide several episodes this year, and will likely contribute to future series as well. The museum also put me in touch with COL (Ret.) Greg Fontenot who will be sharing a 3-part episode on 1ID and Army history this year, and future stories as well. In addition to 1ID history, the 45th Infantry Division Museum and Oklahoma National Guard are contributing stories and episodes, there will be 3ID history, and Airborne history, among many other topics coming up :) Several other future topics come up in the last half of this episode with Jessica. First Division Museum at Cantigny Park (https://www.fdmuseum.org/) US Army Center of Military History Resources: Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps (https://history.army.mil/html/books/085/85-1/CMH_Pub_85-1.pdf) The Medical Service in the Mediterranean and Minor Theaters (https://history.army.mil/html/books/085/85-1/CMH_Pub_85-1.pdf) The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations (https://history.army.mil/html/books/010/10-23/CMH_Pub_10-23-1.pdf) The Medical Department: Medical Service in the War Against Japan (https://history.army.mil/html/books/010/10-24/CMH_Pub_10-24-1.pdf) The Medical Department: Hospitalization and Evacuation, Zone of Interior (https://history.army.mil/html/books/010/10-7/CMH_Pub_10-7.pdf) The Army Medical Department: 1917 - 1941 (https://history.army.mil/html/books/medical_department_1917-1941/CMH_30-10-1.pdf) AMEDD Center of History & Heritage Books and Documents (https://achh.army.mil/history/books/) For more info about this series, including links to all other content, check out www.motheroftanks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-of-tanks/message

    Barb Holcomb is a retired Army Major General, having served 33 years as a leader in Nursing, Healthcare, Medical Research and Logistics.  She is the CEO of her own consulting company, Barb Holcomb Consulting, LLC., working in areas of medical research strategy, federal health care planning, leadership, and team and organizational development.        In this episode you will learn about the critical roles and responsibilities of Military Medicine nurses.  Barb talks about her many experiences in deployed missions across the globe serving in clinical and command positions.  She describes many essential insights and lessons learned during her Hospital and Regional Medical Commands especially how to lead through significant change.  “The only constant is change.”      MG(R) Holcomb talks about the importance of clinical and bench research in the Military and describes her experience commanding the Medical Research Material Command at Fort Detrick, MD. She also explains the importance of maintaining bedside care skills as healthcare professional advance in rank and strategic responsibilities.  She has mentored and inspired many healthcare professionals and has successfully led at all levels.      MG(R) Holcomb served in command positions at every rank from Captain onward.  She deployed to Iraq during Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Kosovo during Operation Joint Guardian, and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.  Her last military assignment was as the 25th Chief, Army Nurse Corps and as Commanding General, Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland.   She is a 1987 Distinguished Military Graduate of Seattle University Army ROTC, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She earned a master's degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Kansas, a master's level Certification in Emergency and Disaster Management from American Military University, and a master's in Military Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.     Find out more and join Team WarDocs at www.wardocspodcast.com Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine. Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.  Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast

Major General (Ret) Gale S. Pollock served as the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command and as the Acting Surgeon General of the Army. She was also the 22nd Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Today, she leads Elevivo as founder and CEO. Mark Thompson, #1 CEO Coach, sat down with Gale to talk about how encouragement from others helped her overcome a challenging childhood and attain amazing success. Gale also shares great insights and lessons learned over a distinguished career. You won't want to miss this episode!

Amazon Books In addition to being a writer of short stories and other professional materials, Dr. Doris N. Starks has had a career in Nursing Education Administration. Her last appointment was that of Dean and Professor of Nursing, as well as Founder and Director of the Community Health Center at Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dr. Starks has been on the faculties and leadership teams at Tuskegee University, Baltimore City Community College, and Coppin State University. She has also served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps and at the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee. Clinical practice for her Master of Science in Nursing was completed at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, while enrolled at The Catholic University of America.

Former Army Second Lieutenant Regina Benson served in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII. In 2020, she was awarded the Angel of Honor Award for her bravery and dedication. Her service in the Pacific Theater serves as a shining example of women undertaking military roles.

The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world, with about 3 million people working across all services. With a budget of $753 billion and operations in more than 4,800 sites in 160 nations worldwide, it’s tough to imagine how challenging recruiting and talent management must be for such a large organization. Craig Robbins is a Senior VP of Talent at Prositions, a human capital solutions and HR tech company. He’s also a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as Talent Management Chief with the newly formed 75th Innovation Command, and is an adviser to the Army at large. His mission is to connect people from all walks of military life to meaningful work. Hired for his potential, Robbins is now a decade into the HR space and focused on looking for new ways to place people with the right opportunities. Here are a few key learnings from Robbins (his views, not the DoD) on how the military is amping up its hiring programs. This includes a critical project called GigEagle, a new Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) project that leverages top talent from the Reserve and National Guard on demand. - “When it comes to talent discovery, how do we even see the skills and the experiences and the certifications of all those people on our team? If you don't capture the data, you can't search for the data. And so getting to GigEagle because the 75th Innovation Command is unique in the sense that we employ people's civilian skill sets. We had to create a system that would allow us to capture and discover those skills.” - Craig Robbins [13:43] - "It's so much more than skills matching. We're trying to rethink the way we look at work and rethink the way we even think about the team members on our team. And so this is really about transforming our culture at large. How can we enable people in the Reserve, the National Guard, and the active duty Army to work across those boundaries? So we're trying to break down these barriers and we're trying to create essentially a gig economy within the DoD." - Craig Robbins [19:35] - “We're not just trying to leverage the whole person of the members of our team. We're really trying to enable critical mission success. So when you think about a national cyber-security incident or a crisis, when you think about a national healthcare crisis, like COVID, the fact that the Department of Defense cannot see any of its people who have healthcare skills or cybersecurity skills outside of the military is a huge problem. I mean it, quite frankly, to me is a crisis of sorts and certainly, we know what units and where our nurses are in the Army Nurse Corps. But when something on the scale of COVID occurs, we need to know where all the Reserve folks are.” - Craig Robbins [21:18]

  In this episode you will hear MG(R) Pollock describe her journey into Army Medicine and what led her to pursue a career as an CRNA.  She talks about the role of a CRNA on the battlefield and her experiences at multiple medical treatment facilities including Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  She explains how advanced degrees such as a Master's degree in National Security and Strategy, a MHA and MBA were valuable in the many strategic roles in which she served such as Hospital Commander at several MTFs including Tripler Army Medical Center.   She shares her experiences when she was the Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and then was appointed as Acting Surgeon General and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command (the first woman, non-physician to have this role in any of the military services) during a turbulent time when Walter Reed AMC was on the front pages of the Washington Post which was covering a story on the potential mistreatment of wounded warriors.  She provides a behind the scenes look at what actually going on at that time.    MG(R) Pollock also shares her experiences from additional important leadership roles such as Chief of the Army Nurse Corps and Member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.  MG(R) Pollock shares many insights and lessons learned over a distinguished career and provides some valuable advice for all listeners.  You don't want to miss this episode!                                                       Find out more about MG(R) Pollock at wardocspodcast.com/guest-bios and visit our webpage and become part of Team WarDocs at wardocspodcast.com.   Our Mission is to honor the legacy and preserve the oral history of military medicine to foster patriotism, inspire selfless service, and leverage lessons learned to improve military and civilian healthcare in the future.    Listen to the What We are For Episode 47. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rixc8-11e56b3   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization.  All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine.     Please take a moment to follow/subscribe, rate and review WarDocs on your preferred Podcast venue.   Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast

In today's episode, Christy Billings sits down with members of the Russell Library Veterans Writing Group, Vance Fisher: US Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam, and Korea; Jennifer Glick: First Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in Vietnam and Harvey Goldstein: Air Force, Vietnam. They'll discuss their connection to Middletown, their time in the service and their experiences within the writing group. Enjoy!Recommendations Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandReckoning by Mary Trump Code Warriors: A Year in Vietnam by William WoodThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Traumaby Bessel van der Kolk M.D.Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk  Reckless by Lesley Choyce.Organizations:IRIS:  https://irisct.org/Community Foundation of Middlesex County: https://middlesexcountycf.org/ (edited) This podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

MaryJo McConnell Is a veteran of the Army Nurse Corps. After completing her time with the Army she went into acting. MaryJo has been featured in numerous TV shows, film, National and OFF Broadway Productions. My personal favorite show she has been in is called Hunters and you can find it on Amazon prime. Mary Jo McConnellExit12 Dance CompanyPoetic Theater Productions | Creating a visceral, poetic theaterDon't forget to like the podcast on Facebook and Instagram!FB: (2) Latina She Served with Liz Hensel | FacebookIG: Latina She Served w Liz Hensel (@latinasheserved) • Instagram photos and videos

QUOTE:There are a lot of people who have never interacted with a Veteran.You cannot help but be transformed by being party to these [veterans] stories.Mentioned in the Show:Free meditation CD: “A Voice for Healing”De-Cruit: using Shakespeare and Science to promote healingVAW-OP: Veterans Arts Workshop-Online Portal access to free virtual classes in the arts/mindfulnessPoetic Theater-Veteran Voices-programs offering writing/performance skills with community building for veterans and their family membersAbout the Guest:MJ is a proud veteran, having served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, specializing in  Neonatal Intensive Care. She is honored to offer free guided meditation classes to veterans on the Veterans Arts Workshop-Online Portal. She serves as a De-Cruiter, using personal narrative and Shakespeare to promote healing in the veteran community as well as a facilitator and program developer for Poetic Theater's “Veteran Voices”, where veterans and their family members craft and perform personal stories to ritualize and share the moral burden of war.She is currently an actor with three-plus decades of professional experience buoyed by an MFA  in Acting from American Conservatory Theatre. You might have seen her perform in the  Broadway National Tours of The Phantom of the Opera, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Sister  Act, and All Shook Up, as well as creating over fifty roles in regional & off-Broadway theatre.  She co-wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Trumped as well as her one-woman show,  Captain MJ's Fantastic Adventure. On television, she appeared in One Life to Live, Masters of  Sex, Pan Am, and loves working on NYC indie films. She is currently featured as Una, a “Nazi bombmaker on a mission” in Hunters on Amazon Prime. As a founding artist of New York's  Musical Theatre Factory, she is a recipient of their inaugural “Builder's Award”.  MJ is a native New Yorker and thanks to her husband, Broadway musician John Johnson, for being her pandemic pod-mate and home studio gaffer. Where to Find Mary Jo:WebsiteInstagramAbout the Show:There's a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression for each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.Where to Find Me:InstagramTwitter

As part of our series of Female Reenactor episodes, Richy catches up with Emi Weiss - founder of the Army Nurse Corps in WW2 all Female reenactor group, and a Polish Reenactor living in the Czech Republic. We discuss the differences in reenacting culture in Europe vs the UK, leading and establishing a group of female reenactors, research, why it's important to be passionate and visit places of history with your group. We also look back on Emi's experiences as a female reenactor, and tips for those just starting out. You can follow Emi, and her group here! @memphis_belle44 - Emi @armynursecorpsinww2

LTC Kelly Bell received her initial commission in 1999 through Marquette University's ROTC program. She served in the 1/334 Army Reception Battalion where she worked as the assistant S-3, S-1, and as a Commander of a very small company. In 2003 she was recommissioned into the Army Nurse Corps and transferred to the 452d CSH where she served as a staff nurse and the assistant head nurse of the emergency medical treatment section. From July 2009 thru June 2010 she was deployed to Afghanistan where she worked in the Intensive Care Unit at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Field. Upon returning home she had the privilege of serving as the 3rd Platoon leader. She then served at the Bravo Company Commander, 452D Combat Support Hospital from January 2012 through October 2014. After this duty, she assumed the role of Head Nurse of the Emergency Medical Treatment Section. LTC Bell then became the Nurse Training Officer in the Clinical Services Operations Section of the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support). She was mobilized as the Medical Readiness Officer for the 103rd Mission Support Element, the rear detachment asset for the 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. Prior to transferring to the 7203d to assume command, LTC Bell was assigned to the 7456th MORU but continued to serve with the 103D ESC on an ADOS Tour as their Medical Readiness Officer and Nurse Advisor for their Cactus COVID Task Force. She is passionate about advocating for and mentoring Soldiers and has spent that last several years initiating policy changes for pregnant and postpartum service members throughout the DOD. She continue this advocacy work through social media and DA level work groups. LTC Bell has attended the Unit Movement Officer Course, Battlefield Trauma Training, Joint Forces Combat Trauma Management Course, Head Nurse Leader Development Course, AMEDD Captain's Career Course, the Commander's and First Sergeant's Course, and Command and General Staff College, and the Joint Medical Planning Tool Course. She is currently enrolled in the Global Health Engagement Master's Certificate Program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Military Lactation Counselor program through Mom 2 Mom Global. Her awards include: the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, five Army Achievement Medals, seven Army Commendation Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals, seven Army Reserve Components Achievement Medals, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and two “M” devices, the Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and the NATO International Security Assistance Force Medal. In her civilian capacity, LTC Bell worked as an Emergency department nurse at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI for over 11 years. She received her Master's Degree in Nursing Education in June 2013 and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing. She lives in Ankeny, IA with her two daughters: Meghan (Jun 2012) and Caelainn (Dec 2015).

In today's episode, Christy Billings speaks with Jennifer Glick, poet and First Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in Vietnam. You'll hear stories of the past, insights into the creative process and hopes for the future.  Enjoy!https://middlesexcountycf.org/Book & Film & Podcast RecommendationsAfterlife by Julia AlvarezNomadlandby Jessica BruderPodcast: Late Night Live with Philip Adamshttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale by Gena K. GorrellReal Superheroes: A Celebration of Essential Workers by Julia SealWho Was Clara Barton? by Stephanie SpinnerThe Doctor With an Eye For Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath by Julia Finley MoscaThis podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

This week, Stan and Chris speak with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Patty Horoho, former Army Surgeon General and 23rd Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Patty is the current CEO of OptumServe. Patty shares insights from her military career, her strategic viewpoint on healthcare, and what it was like to trailblaze as the first female and nurse Surgeon General.

This week, Stan and Chris speak with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Patty Horoho, former Army Surgeon General and 23rd Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Patty is the current CEO of OptumServe. Patty shares insights from her military career, her strategic viewpoint on healthcare, and what it was like to trailblaze as the first female and nurse Surgeon General.

Women were not legally permitted to be part of the military until the creation of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901. Since that time, women have been granted the right to vote and the right to serve in combat units. Today, women hold positions of rank, are decorated veterans, and continue to break glass ceilings. During this episode of The VFW Podcast, Host Rob Couture speaks with the newly appointed Press Secretary and Official Spokesperson for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) and former host of this podcast, Terrence Hayes about current initiatives and directives of the VA. In honor of Women's History month, Rob speaks with the President of the Military Women's Memorial in DC, Phyllis Wilson about HERstory, the facility, and upcoming events and exhibits. And, Melanie Foster describes her duties and goals as the first woman VFW Department Commander of Idaho.   Press Secretary and Official Spokesperson for Department of Veterans Affairs, Terrence Hayes —   Congratulations to Terrance for being newly appointed as Press Secretary for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs. [3:23]   Initiatives and directives of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for 2021. [7:42]   Terrence received his COVID-19 vaccine and why you should too. [10:15]   President of Military Women's Memorial, Phyllis Wilson   Phyllis stepped into her new role as President of the Military Women's Memorial just before the onset of the pandemic. [18:10]   The Military Women's Memorial is an architectural marvel and the gateway to Arlington Cemetery. [20:31]   Phyllis shares her journey as a proud woman in the military before women were widely accepted in combat units. [23:23]   The Color of Freedom exhibit and upcoming events at the Military Women's Memorial [34:50]   Recapping the amazing accomplishments of women in the military. [42:47]   VFW Commander, Department of Idaho, Melanie Foster —   Melanie describes her position, her community, and her service in Iraq. [47:44]   In the process of being medically discharged, Melanie wanted to deploy for a second tour in Iraq. [50:51]   From her article in VFW magazine, Melanie recalls her harrowing, decades-long, medical journey. [52:51]   As the first woman Department Commander in Idaho, Melanie takes every opportunity to educate the community about female veterans. [56:59]   For more information or continue the conversation, please visit: Veterans of Foreign Wars Website VFW Podcast Page @VFWHQ on Twitter VFW on Facebook VFW Unmet Needs Program Call 1-888-JOIN-VFW Text “NEEDS” to 20222 to donate to the Unmet Needs Program Women's Memorial Website Today's VFW — Share Your #StillServing Story  

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Nurses are a critical part of healthcare and make up the largest part of healthcare practitioners, but the nursing profession continues to face shortages due to a lack of educators, high turnover rates, and inequitable workforce distribution. Today’s guest is Dave Soltau, who believes that we need to incentivize people to help grow and nurture nurses in a positive way. Dave is a Registered Nurse and the Founder and CEO of Advanced Clinical Associates and ACA Wellness Institute, based out of Scottsdale, Arizona. He is also known as DaveTheNurse, a nurse entrepreneur that inspires, educates, and guides nurses and new entrepreneurs. As an experienced clinical nurse, military-trained Captain in the Army Nurse Corps, and a serial entrepreneur, Dave has an amazing story and fantastic advice to share. In this episode, he talks about the beauty of the entrepreneurial spark and the importance of hustling hard, finding ways to make things happen, and setting realistic goals and keep leveling up to avoid complacency. He emphasizes the significance of continually learning and striving to be better, staying positive, and surrounding yourself with good people, ultimately making the most out of life. Tune in today!Key Points From This Episode:If Dave could choose one superpower, he explains why he would want to see into the future.Hear a bit more about Dave’s background and why he chose to become a nurse.Fake it until you make it: how Dave advanced his clinical practice using business savvy.The entrepreneurial spark that helped Dave to kickstart his business was ignited as early as elementary school.What Dave’s future vision for home care is and how he hopes to accomplish it.A day in the life of a home care nurse and their duties, from medication to wound vacs.The value of hustling hard and figuring out the strategies to win.What a day in Dave’s life looks like as a business owner, from troubleshooting to promotion.How Dave’s goal-oriented mentality has driven his life and his career, taking the right people with him along the way.Being an ER charge nurse gave Dave the opportunity to gain sound clinical experience.Advice Dave would give his younger self: learn everything you can, surround yourself with great people, don’t get caught up in the nonsense.What Dave loves most about his current role, including making a difference in his community.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Advanced Clinical Associates HAW Academy University of Kentucky Dave The Nurse Dave Soltau on TwitterDave Soltau on LinkedInDave Soltau EmailDave Soltau on InstagramDave Soltau on YouTubeGary Vaynerchuk

Join Alyssa and Jillian as they discuss Renee and Augusta, the famous nurses of Bastogne, the women of the Army Nurse Corps and how media can better portray women in military films. We don't know about you, we like a good romance movie as much as the next girl - but we need shows that expand on them. Anybody else in for a WASP tv docuseries?

When Sharika LaBrie was unexpectedly deployed, she felt a lot of guilt. Leaving her two kids and her husband behind to do her work in the Army Nurse Corps was complicated -- and though many resources existed for dependent wives, there wasn't much for active military women. After sitting down with a group of women with similar experiences in Kosovo, Sharika realized these experiences needed to be shared. And so, the Military Woman podcast was born!

Angelica J. Allen is an Assistant Professor and Co-director of Africana Studies at Chapman University. She received her Ph.D. in African and African Diaspora Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and holds an MA in Africana Studies from New York University. Her book project is titled, “Afro-Amerasians: Blackness in the Philippine Imaginary,” which explores a community in the Philippines known as the Black Amerasians, a population born from the union of African American military men and Filipina women. As both a member of the Black Amerasian community and a scholar of that community’s experiences, Angelica’s goal is to develop a research project dedicated to advancing social justice by granting more visibility to Black Amerasian perspectives. She is a visual artist and has been awarded fellowships from the Ford Foundation, and the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies.Charissa Threat is an Associate Professor of History at Chapman University where she teaches courses in United States and African American history. Her research interests are in race and gender in twentieth century U.S. history, civil rights, community activism, and civil-military relations. Her first book, Nursing Civil Rights: Gender and Race in the Army Nurse Corps (University of Illinois Press, 2015), won the 2017 Lavinia L. Dock Book Award from the American Association for the History of Nursing for outstanding research and writing on the history of nursing. She is also the author of several book chapters, most recently, “’Patriotism is Neither Masculine or Feminine”: Gender and the Work of War” in the Routledge History of Gender, War and the US Military, Kara D. Vuic, ed. (Routledge Press, 2017).  She is currently at work on her second book, "Sweethearts and Pin-Ups." It is a history that examines home-front activities, wartime participation, and investigates intimate relations among African American women and men in the context of the Second World War. Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on the Significance of Race is a ten-part podcast series of informed and enriching dialogues to help us better understand our world – how we got here, who we are, and where we are going as a society. This series engages in conversations with scholars, artists, filmmakers, and activists to investigate racial inequality, systemic racism, racial terrorism, and racial justice and reconciliation. Through education, art, and storytelling, we can all learn to be allies and engage the world to help evolve to a place of compassion and social equity.Guests: Angelica J. Allen and Charissa ThreatHost: Jon-Barrett IngelsProduced by Public Podcasting in partnership with Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University.

This conversation episode is related to Economic Stability - Housing Instability Dr. Peck is joined by Konstance Mackey, Alicia Gill Rossiter and Catherine J. Hernandez Alicia Gill Rossiter DNP, FNP, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN Dr. Alicia Gill Rossiter Lt Col USAFR NC (retired) is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing and serves as the Director of the Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) program and the Military Liaison. She retired in June 2015 after 28 years combined active duty service in the Army Nurse Corps and reserve duty in the Air Force Nurse Corps. Dr. Rossiter was instrumental in the development of a first of its kind “Introduction to Military and Veteran Health” course. She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from USF where she was a Bob Woodward Jonas Veteran Healthcare Scholar and an American Academy of Nursing Jonas Policy Scholar. Her DNP grant funded (Jonas Center) project focused on Women Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder secondary to Military Sexual Trauma. Additional areas of research/scholarship include the effects of parental military service on military connected children, and transitioning needs of medics and corpsmen into the professional role of nursing. Konstance C. Mackie, DNP, APRN, LCDR, NC, USN, CPNP-PC Dr. Konstance C. Mackie, Lieutenant Commander, Nurse Corps, United States Navy is an active duty Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. She has nursing experience is primary Mother Baby with additional human lactation training. She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of South Florida where she focused her doctoral project on the identification of military connected children by school nurses in public schools. Catherine J. Hernandez BSN, RN, IBCLC, CPNP-PC Ms. Catherine J. Hernandez is a graduate student in the Bachelor of Science-Doctorate in Nursing Practice (BS-DNP) program at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing with a concentration in pediatric health. She completed the master’s portion of her DNP degree in December 2018. She served for six years in the active duty Air Force from September 2001 through September 2007, which included a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In October 2011, she obtained her certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), a passion of hers that stemmed from the need for improved breastfeeding support for new mothers, especially for those whose births required surgical intervention or who had prenatal complications. She is currently collecting data for a quality improvement project that entails implementing an EMR identifier for military-connected children in a primary care practice to improve their health care outcomes by helping to address the unique needs of these children. to view this episode on PedsCE and get CE, go here! To learn more about the series and about TeamPeds Talks click here! Please visit our website https://ce.napnap.org

I have an authentic talk with Mona Johnson, who is an Arab Muslim-immigrant to the US and retired lieutenant colonel with the US Army. She is believed to be the first Arab Muslim-immigrant woman to serve in the United States Armed Forces.Born in Cairo, Egypt, Johnson and her family were exiled to Saudi Arabia before immigrating to the US in 1960. Acquiescing to a marriage to a Muslim man at a young age, she endured years of mental and physical abuse before escaping with her two daughters. She began her career with the US Army as a single parent before marrying again.She shares her story to educate younger generations on immigration and assimilation of Arab-immigrants into the fabric of modern America. Throughout her journey, she felt the brunt of discrimination and stereotyping from Eastern and Western cultures. Mona pursued a life of equality, even while hiding her religious heritage from the US Army.Mona lives with her husband Phil in South Bend, Indiana and is a devoted mother and grandmother. Learn more about Mona and her work at MonaJohnsonAuthor.com.She is also author of "Not Created Equal: An Immigrant Muslim Woman’s Pursuit for Equality in her Family, the Army and America" follows a fearless quest to conquer Islamic stereotypes and bias in two cultures. If you like relentless determination, battling bigotry, and stories of unsung American heroes, then you’ll love Mona Johnson’s revealing memoir.She suffered domestic violence and cultural discrimination. Can she build a new life as a single mom and military officer?Mona Johnson dreamed of a world where a Muslim woman could be treated as an equal. After escaping a politically divided Egypt, she and her family lived in exile in Saudi Arabia before immigrating to the US in 1960. But assimilating into American culture was far from easy, as the values of her heritage clashed with her pursuit of being a modern feminist.Giving in to her mother’s wishes, she became trapped in a seven-year abusive marriage. Forced to endure reprehensible acts of mental and emotional abuse, to include physical attacks, she eventually escaped with her two daughters and with her father’s encouragement, began a career in the Army Nurse Corps. Defying years of prejudice and gender inequality, Johnson became one of the first immigrant Arab-Muslim women to serve in the US Armed Forces and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.In this unflinching memoir, Johnson shares for the first time her heartbreaking and joyful journey. Drawing from her experiences as a single parent, army officer, and Muslim, she demonstrates incredible perseverance traversing Middle Eastern and Western societies.Website: https://monajohnsonauthor.com

Welcome back to Season 2: Episode 8! This week we interview an amazing, passionate Network Marketing Professional, Donna Sylvester. Donna has written a book - "Deal Your Own Cards:  10 Skills to Build a Winning Hand" - to help new, and experienced, network marketing professionals create a successful business and team. Donna Sylvester is a passionate and committed network marketing professional. Her professional work began in the Army Nurse Corps. After 22 years she retired, moved to Denver and entered the civilian job market.  At the age of 62, her job was eliminated.  She began looking for alternatives other than a 9-5 office job or work in healthcare. She made a bold move! When most of her peers were retiring, she entered the network marketing industry and decided to become an entrepreneur. Donna discovered SendOutCards in 2010 as a follow up tool for her first network marketing business. Now with 9 years of experience—and almost 10,000 cards sent--under her belt, she published a book, "Deal Your Own Cards:  10 Skills to Build a Winning Hand".  This book takes hundreds of hours of personal development and boils it down to a simple guide to help new Affiliates get started with SendOutCards. While primarily written for SendOutCards, her book is a great resource for anyone in network marketing. Donna is stepping out to an even greater presence with her book as she helps hundreds—maybe thousands—get their businesses off the ground. Connect with Donna: Book website: Deal Your Own Cards LinkedIn Facebook Book on Amazon (we are not an affiliate and do not receive any compensation) Special video links: David Bowie - Space Oddity Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends (Woodstock) Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you're not, we want to encourage you to do that today. We don't want you to miss an episode. We will be adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Now if you're feeling extra lovin', we would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they're also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Welcome back to Season 2: Episode 8! This week we interview an amazing, passionate Network Marketing Professional, Donna Sylvester. Donna has written a book - "Deal Your Own Cards: 10 Skills to Build a Winning Hand" - to help new, and experienced, network marketing professionals create a successful business and team. Donna Sylvester is a passionate and committed network marketing professional. Her professional work began in the Army Nurse Corps. After 22 years she retired, moved to Denver and entered the civilian job market. At the age of 62, her job was eliminated. She began looking for alternatives other than a 9-5 office job or work in healthcare. She made a bold move! When most of her peers were retiring, she entered the network marketing industry and decided to become an entrepreneur. Donna discovered SendOutCards in 2010 as a follow up tool for her first network marketing business. Now with 9 years of experience—and almost 10,000 cards sent--under her belt, she published a book, "Deal Your Own Cards: 10 Skills to Build a Winning Hand". This book takes hundreds of hours of personal development and boils it down to a simple guide to help new Affiliates get started with SendOutCards. While primarily written for SendOutCards, her book is a great resource for anyone in network marketing. Donna is stepping out to an even greater presence with her book as she helps hundreds—maybe thousands—get their businesses off the ground. Connect with Donna: Book website: Deal Your Own Cards LinkedIn Facebook Book on Amazon (we are not an affiliate and do not receive any compensation) Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, we want to encourage you to do that today. We don’t want you to miss an episode. We will be adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra lovin’, we would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

Donna Sylvester is a passionate and committed network marketing professional who loves helping people find ways to pursue their dreams using an entrepreneurial business model. As a registered nurse, Donna entered the Army Nurse Corps in 1970 and retired 22 years later as a Lieutenant Colonel. The economic downturn of 2008–2009 created an opportunity for her to consider some different options for creating income. After 39 years in traditional jobs—when many of her peers were retiring--she decided to step into becoming an entrepreneur and made a commitment to becoming a key leader in the network marketing industry.With 9 years of experience under her belt, she published a book, Deal Your Own Cards: 10 Skills to Build a Winning Hand. This book is a milestone in Donna’s journey as an entrepreneur.Donna has been with SendOutCards for 9 years—and has sent over 8,000 cards in that time.ORDER "DEAL YOUR OWN CARDS."In this episode we will cover:Creating a well established system.Impact of accountability.Setting aside time.Focus first on getting ideas on to the page.Perfection can be an obstacle.Setting goals.Publishing with professional help or DIY.Hardcopy and digital books.Owning the rights of your own material.Marketing.Why a book.What medium is right for you.Writing a book is not that overwhelming.Share your intention and make the decision to do it.Self publishing platform.Thanks so much for tuning in again this week. I appreciate you :)Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the Feedback section. Special thanks to Donna Sylvester for being on the show. So long for now and remember to keep moving forward!Also, don’t forget to Subscribe for FREE: Apple Podcasts | Android | SpotifySupport the show (https://liveblissedout.com/affiliates)

Ingrid Huffman who served in both the US Navy and Army Nurse Corps came to a point where her life just didn't work anymore.  She was proud to have served her country, but now found herself with PTSD and a desire for something different...something more.  As she followed her yes's, she was guided to become a shaman and start a non profit Ranch where she helps veterans reconnect with themselves by connecting through nature.  Listen in to hear how she made her vision a success! 

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take a look at artifacts and monuments of The Great War found throughout the city. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Lisa Budreau, senior curator of military history at the Tennessee State Museum, about relics and souvenirs collected from Tennessee soldiers after World War I, including a German cannon and Sergeant Alvin C. York’s war medals. Dan Pomeroy, senior curator and director of the state museum, relates the history of the Military Branch Museum, located in the War Memorial Building. And Allison Griffey of the Tennessee State Library and Archives discusses stories from the Gold Star Records, including soldier’s letters, as well as women factory workers, the influenza epidemic, and the Mexican village at the Old Hickory gun powder plant. (Segment begins at 03:22) Some of the uniforms featured in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition titled “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” (left to right): aviator Lieutenant Charles McGhee Tyson of Knoxville (the boots belonged to his father, General Lawrence Tyson), Rebekah Dodson Senter of the Army Nurse Corps, and Captain Albert Harris Jr. of Davidson County and part of the Vanderbilt Medical Unit in France. The German breastplate armor discussed by Dr. Budreau in the podcast can be seen in the upper left. Beside it is a gas mask case. At the bottom is a Colt-Vickers water-cooled .303 caliber British machine gun, which were used by many countries during WWI, including the U.S. 30th Division troops attached to the British army. This German field cannon can be seen in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition about WWI. The 7.7 cm, Model 1896 cannon by Krupp was likely captured by the U.S. 30th Division near the German Hindenburg line in 1918. It took over two and a half years to restore it to operational condition.  This Sergeant Alvin C. York collection is part of a permanent WWI display at the new Tennessee State Museum. York's Medal of Honor and Croix de Guerre with palm can be seen in the middle right of the picture. The gold star flag of Nashvillian Johnny Overton, held in the Gold Star Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, features the popular WWI phrase “Over There.” Overton was killed on the battlefield in France on July 18, 1918, at the age of 24. You can read more about Johnny Overton in the November 2018 issue, in the article "A Nashville Soldier of the Great War Remembered," by John P. Williams. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) At left is Cecil Calvert Bain, whose items in the Gold Star Records include a letter home about influenza in his camp. Like many soldiers in World War I, he would ultimately die of the disease at age 27 in Camp Gordon. At right is Private Luther Gilbert, Company B, 804th Pioneer Infantry, United States Army. Pvt. Gilbert was a member of one of the 14 African-American Pioneer Infantry units in World War I. Men in these units were often given dangerous maintenance and engineering tasks on the front lines. He died of pneumonia at 22 years old in France and was most likely a victim of the Influenza Epidemic of 1918.(Images: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Sue Howell (Mrs. A.C. Adams) is pictured with her seven sons, all of whom were involved in World War I and survived. She displayed seven blue stars on her service flag. The photo appears in the book Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919, published in 1923, which you can read more about in the October 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect in the "Artifacts" column by Clinton J. Holloway. (Image: Clinton Holloway) The Old Hickory DuPont gun powder plant is shown circa 1918. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Also hear the song “Over There” from World War I and lines from patriotic songs written by two Nashville women for the war. (Segment begins at 54:40) The cover of the sheet music for “Over There” credits the Nora Bayes version of the song with introducing it to the country. A recording of Bayes singing the song can be heard at the end of the podcast. “Over there” became a common phrase during WWI, indicating where American troops were fighting. (Image: Library of Congress) The cover illustration for the sheet music of “Over the Top” dramatically captures the meaning of the title. Nashvillian Marian Phelps wrote the lyrics for the patriotic song. (Image: Washington University) And finally, Allen Forkum reviews some of the contents of the November 2018 issue, including such stories as: the toll of the 1918 influenza epidemic on Nashvillians; the city’s joyous reaction to news of the end of the Great War; and a Nashvillian’s letter from the front lines of the war. (Segment begins at 01:30)   SHOW NOTES A list of articles relating to this episode contained in back issues of The Nashville Retrospect (back issue can be ordered by clicking here): • “Tennessee’s Gold Star Soldiers of WWI,” by Allison Griffey, The Nashville Retrospect, June 2016 • “Artifacts: ‘Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919’” by Clinton J. Holloway, The Nashville Retrospect, October 2018 • “Kidnap the Kaiser” by Tom Henderson III, The Nashville Retrospect, January 2013 • “Sword Unsheathed By Uncle Sam,” Nashville Banner, April 6, 1917 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2018) • “Old Hickory’s ‘Swinging Bridge’,” Nashville Banner, April 25, 1919 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2010) • “1918 Flu Epidemic ‘Horrible’,” Nashville Banner, April 26, 1976 (The Nashville Retrospect, March 2018) • Also see the November 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect for articles about life in trenches of WWI, the flu epidemic in Nashville, and extensive coverage of Nashville’s reaction to the end of the Great War.   Other related articles: • “Tribute Paid To Vanderbilt Unit,” Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 3, 1917 • “Lack of Patriotic Spirit,” Nashville Tennessean, March 5, 1918 • “Mrs. Ashford Writes Patriotic Song” (“Old Glory”) Nashville Tennessean, June 17, 1917 • “Miss Phelps, Author of Patriotic Song” (Over the Top”), *Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917 • “Nashville Woman Writes Patriotic Song” (“Over the Top”), Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917   Links relating to this episode: The Military Branch of the Tennessee State Museum Tennessee State Museum “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” at the State Museum Tennessee State Library and Archives Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919–1933 (2010) by Dr. Lisa M. Budreau "Tennesseans, and their families, made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I | Opinion" by Dr. Lisa Budreau in The Tennessean “Alvin C. York Collection” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Old Hickory DuPont Gunpowder Plant Photographs” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Over Here, Over There: Tennesseans in the First World War” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Record of Ex-Soldiers in World War I, Tennessee Counties, 1917–1919” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Tennessee in World War I” at Tennessee Virtual Archives Tennessee Great War Commission American Gold Star Mothers Inc. “Over There” song info at Library of Congress “‘Over There’ At 100” by National Public Radio “Over the Top” sheet music at Washington University “Over the Top” sheet music at Library of Congress “Over the Top” song info at Wikipedia “Old Glory” sheet music at Library of Congress “World War I Sheet Music” at the Library of Congress “Music of Emma Louise Ashford” at Evensong Music Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation "The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918” by the National Archives   Audio excerpts from: “Over There” sung by Nora Bayes; “Over There” sung by Billy Murray; clip of “Sergeant York” (1941) by Warner Bros. Music: “Near You” by Francis Craig and His Orchestra (Bullet, 1947); “Quiet Outro” by ROZKOL (2018); “Covered Wagon” by Ted Weems and His Orchestra; and “The Buffalo Rag” by Vess L. Ossman

This podcast is a discussion with LTC Mario A. Rivera of the Army Nurse Corps and COL Jennifer Gurney from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR).  COL Gurney is a critical care trauma surgeon at USAISR and Chief of Trauma Systems Development with the Joint Trauma System. Learn more on the following topics … Continue reading Burn Care JTS Clinical Practice Guideline →

Become an MD Through the Army, Debt Free! [Show Summary] Are you interested in practicing medicine in an environment that allows you to focus on clinical excellence? Do you want to have the option of practicing medicine in a host of different environments? Is it important for you to emerge from medical school debt-free? Do you wish to serve your country? If you answered yes to these questions, a medical career in the military might be right for you. Captain Jennifer A. Cox, current Officer in Charge at the Charleston, South Carolina U.S. Army Medical Recruiting Station, shares everything you need to know about the various options available to practice medicine in the military – and have your entire medical education paid for. Be All You Can Be - Become an MD Through the Army [Transcript] Our guest today is Captain Jennifer A. Cox. She graduated from Lewis University in 2011 with a BSN. While earning her BSN, she was also an Army ROTC cadet. She entered active duty as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps and has served at Fort Hood TX and Joint Base San Antonio TX. She earned her Critical Care Registered Nurse license in 2016 and then worked in the Neuro-Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit. Currently, Capt. Cox is the Officer in Charge at the Charleston, South Carolina U.S. Army Medical Recruiting Station. She has embraced this opportunity to commission fellow Army Medical Department Officers (while enjoying Charleston with her husband) and looks forward to her next assignment. Can you tell us a little about your story? How did you come to be an army nurse and recruiter? [2:16] Growing up I thought I wanted to be a special ed teacher, but when I got to college I had a revelation when meeting with a guidance counselor – there was a schedule for nursing clinicals on the wall, and I thought that is kind of perfect - I can help people and be involved in science, which was my favorite subject at the time. I grew up in the military. My dad is a Naval Academy graduate - I had Saturday morning room inspections before I could go out and play with my friends - so it was a natural progression. I found the ROTC brochure during a school tour, met with the ROTC director, and before I knew it was going to Fort Knox for training that summer. In terms of becoming a recruiter, I spent the first six years in the military as an RN, only seeing military treatment facilities and the hospital side of things, and I wanted to see more of the army. I applied for a broadening assignment, and when I found out I could be the officer in charge I thought that would be a good leadership challenge for me being a junior captain, and the opportunity to live in Charleston didn’t hurt, either. I really liked the opportunity to pick my medical department family, which is how I got here. How does the U.S. Army help MD and DO wannabes become debt-free doctors? [5:01] There are two different routes – one if you are wanting to go the civilian medical education route, and the other if you want to start in the military right away. The first is an active duty option, it’s called the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), which provides 100% of tuition and academic fees with a monthly stipend in medical school of about $2200. This is a 3-4 year scholarship when you begin medical school. You are commissioned as a second lieutenant, which is the first officer rank, and when you graduate you are promoted to the third officer rank, which is captain, and you can begin earning your captain pay when you start. Along with that scholarship there is a bonus you can elect for $20K, paid in three different increments. This scholarship is available when you attend any accredited U.S. medical school, can’t be online, and must be a full-time program. The reserve option is the Medical School Stipend Program. It does not cover your tuition and fees, but you get the monthly stipend of $2200 while in school, and the opportunity for loan repayment if you a...

Highlights The Government's Expanding Power | @10:30 America Emerges: 1st Division learns tough lessons - Edward Lengel | @08:55 War in the Sky: First US planes get shipped to France | @13:15 GWP Blog: Wrapup on Tuscania  - Mike Shuster | @15:30 A Century in the Making: A busy week for the memorial project | @20:15 Remembering Veterans: the 370th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Eugene Scott | @24:00 Education: Poppy Program in middle school - Taylor Gibbs & Lyvia bartoli | @31:35 Speaking WW1: Camouflage | @36:55 WW1 War Tech: Depth Charge | @39:00 WWrite Blog: This Colored Man Is No Slacker | @41:00 Buzz: The flu then, the flu now - Katherine Akey | @42:05----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #60 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.   Today is February 23rd, 2018 and our guests for this week include: Dr. Edward Lengel, with a story about the 1st Division’s early encounter with gas warfare Mike Shuster, from the great war project blog with a wrap up story of the sinking of the Tuscania Colonel Eugene Scott - US Army Retired - with the restoration of the 370th regiment Victory Monument in Chicago Taylor Gibbs and Lyvia Bartoli sharing their experience fundraising with the Commission’s Poppy Program Katherine Akey, with the centennial of WWI in social media All now -- on WW1 Centennial News -- a weekly podcast brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show. [MUSIC] Preface In October of 1917, Wilson signs the "Trading with The enemy" act into law giving him sweeping new powers to manage and control international trade. We covered this in some detail during episode #42 and here are the highlights: Enemy owned property can be seized Enemy intellectual property can be ignored The Treasury department gets extensive powers over the international movement of precious metals and securities The postmaster General gets total censorship rights over international communications including telegraph Interestingly - “enemy” is defined as someone we have declared war on OR a nation that the President simply proclaims as an enemy OR a company engaged in commerce with an enemy OR a company incorporated or operating in enemy territory OR a company that has ties to one of the many things above. With free reign to seize and capture foreign properties - the administration sets up the Office of the Alien Property Custodian putting a guy named A. Mitchell Palmer in charge of “appropriating” enemy held properties. This week 100 years ago - Using the “Trading with the Enemy” and the “espionage” acts as foundations - President Wilson goes the next mile and issues a series of proclamations including taking total control of all the foreign commerce of the United States. With that that as a setup - it's time to jump into our centennial Time Machine and roll back 100 years to the war that changed the world. World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [MUSIC TRANSITION] It is mid February 1918. From the pages of the Official Bulletin - the government war gazette published by George Creel - the nation's propaganda chief comes the following: [radio and telegraph sound effect] Dateline: Friday February 15, 1918 The headline in the Official Bulletin Reads: PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMATIONS FOR CONTROL OF ENTIRE FOREIGN COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES LICENSES REQUIRED FOR ALL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS And the story reads: The President has today issued two proclamations which will become effective to-morrow. After February 16, 1918, no commodities may be exported from this country or imported into this country except under license. The administration states that: “the military situation and the tonnage situation have made increasingly apparent the necessity of Instituting a complete and thorough control of all our exports and imports. [theo] The entire second page of the article  - all three columns -- are dedicated to the detailing of the scores of types of goods now under import and export regulation as well as the dozens of countries now under commerce restrictions. You can read the full text of the proclamations yourself, since we re-publish every issue of the official bulletin on the Commission’s web site at ww1cc.org/bulletin - go to the February 15th issue and read the story on page 1 and 2. In the same issue the treasury department announces that they have begun a nation-wide hunt for Alien Property to be impounded or confiscated. [SOUND EFFECT] Headline: Nationwide Hunt for Alien Property Is Begun by U. S. Custodian Palmer WARNING NOTICE GIVEN Persons Evading Law Liable to $10,000 Fine or Ten Years' Imprisonment or Both. [Theo] As an aside - $10,000 in 1918 is the equivalent of $180 grand today. The story reads: Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property Custodian, authorizes the following statement: Federal agents have begun a search of the country from coast to coast to get in alien property still outstanding. Holders of property thus uncovered who have failed to report it, may be fined or imprisoned, or both. The law will be impartially enforced against all individuals or corporations who fail to report the possession of enemy property. But the Wilson administration is not stopping there - They are also going for total control of the railroads - Dateline Feb. 22. 1918 A headline in the NY times reads The Senate Passes Railroad Bill [Theo] And the story reads: With Administration forces victorious · on every contested point, the bill for Government control of railroads passes the Senate tonight without a roll call. Determined efforts to prescribe limitations beyond which the President or the Director General might not go in managing the railroads,  failed when Senators of both parties rallied strongly behind Senator Smith of South Carolina --- the Administration spokesman on this measure. [Theo] The story goes on to read: So generous was the Senate that the President is to be untrammeled by any existing law that he deems will handicap or hinder effective governmental control and management of the transportation systems. [Theo] But there are those in the government that are getting worried about the Executive branch gathering so much dictatorial power - and where this may leave the nation after the hostilities cease. [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: February 19, 1918 In a New York Times headline: WATSON CRITICIZES POWERS GIVEN TO WILSON Senator Watson opposes power extension for after the war ends In the story senator Watson, a Republican is quoted: I am willing to confer upon the President all the power necessary to Win this war: I have voted for several measures, the necessity of which I doubted, because he stated that the authority sought was essential to the successful prosecution of this conflict; but I am not yet convinced that, ln order to win this war, it is necessary to confer upon the President these tremendous powers for a period of peace after the conflict shall have ceased. To that end let us firmly resolve that, with the proclamation of peace, the President shall surrender all the vast powers willingly conferred upon him by an aroused people, because of the exigent necessities of war: and that this nation shall return to the kind of republic founded by the revered fathers of this Union! And so the Wilson Administration consolidates its unprecedented and overarching power across all sectors of American industry, food production, transportation, finance and trade 100 years ago this week in the war the changed the world. Follow our research links in the podcast notes. Links: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/places/official-bulletin/3327-ww1-official-bulletin-volume-2-issue-240-febuary-21-1918.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/19/103191523.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/19/103191559.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/19/103191562.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/21/102672512.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/22/102673051.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/23/102673526.pdf America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1 This week on: America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI… Dr. Edward lengel recounts the story of the First Division - the Big Red One in action, as they face off a deadly gas attack. Welcome Ed. [ED LENGEL] Ed - Next week you’ll be joining Katherine and I for our March preview roundtable - looking forward to speaking with you then! [Thanks Theo] Dr. Edward Lengel is an American military historian, author, and our segment host for America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI. There are links in the podcast notes to Ed’s post and his website as an author. Links:http://www.edwardlengel.com/big-red-one-action-ansauville-1918/ https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/ http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/ War in the Sky This week for the War in the Sky we are going to look at some articles from the times and the Bulletin. [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Thursday February 21, 1918 A headline in the NY Times reads: FOE COMES AND GOES AT WILL Enemy Airplanes View Positions and Take Observations Freely Above The Reach of Guns Only Fighting Air Machines Can Stop Their Calm Parade Over Enemy Lines And the story reads: Control of the air in the American Sector belongs to the enemy. Any officer at the front will make this declaration - and all have made it. Every time the Germans come over, their path through the sky is followed by fleecy shrapnel puffs, but the the chances of hitting an airplane with anti-aircraft shells at those high altitudes is so remote that the enemy aviators calmly fly along, as if on a pleasure tour. The article closes with the question: "When are some American Planes Coming Here?" The answer is published on the same day in the Official Bulletin this week: [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Thursday February 21 1918 Headline: First American-Made Aerial Warships Now on Way to the French Battlefront,   A statement by the Secretary of War reads: The first American-built battle planes are to-day en route to the front in France. This first shipment, though in itself not large, marks the final overcoming of many difficulties met in building up this new and intricate industry. These planes are equipped with the first American “Liberty motors” from machine production. One of them in a recent test surpassed all records for speed and climbing for planes of that type. Engine production, which began a month ago, is now on a quantity basis and the peak of production will be reached in a few weeks. [theo] And so the first planes are shipping to France from the US with the aim of changing the dynamics of the war in the sky 100 years ago this week . See the links in the podcast notes. Link: www.ww1cc.org/warinthesky http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/places/official-bulletin/3327-ww1-official-bulletin-volume-2-issue-240-febuary-21-1918.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/21/102672505.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/21/102672510.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/22/102673069.pdf [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Now on to the Great War project with Mike Shuster - former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War project Blog…. This week Mike takes another look at the Tuscania sinking in the context of the great troop movements over the Atlantic. Our research for the podcast shows that this singular ship sinking was in news for weeks and somehow marks a psychological watershed for the US. Perhaps it was the realization that we were in a real life and death struggle. What are your headlines Mike? [MIKE POST] Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK: http://greatwarproject.org/2018/02/18/a-gathering-flood-of-doughboys/ https://cdn.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpbatches/batch_dlc_argonne_ver03/data/20001931/print/1918022201/0001.pdf [SOUND EFFECT] The Great War Channel For videos about WWI we recommend the Great War Channel on Youtube. These veteran WWI story producers are offering several new videos this week including: Russian Pistols of WW1 No War, No Peace - Trotsky’s Gamble France’s War Aims and Refugees To see their videos about WWI follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar World War One NOW It is time to fast forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - [SOUND EFFECT] this section is not about history, but rather - it explores what is happening NOW to commemorate the centennial of the War that changed the world! A Century in the Making A century in the making - the story of America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. In this segment we take you on an insider’s journey that explores this grand undertaking, and the people behind it. It’s been an exciting week for the Memorial Team. Late last week, Maquette in hand - the maquette being the 10 foot long first draft miniature of the stunning sculpture for the memorial - the team set up for a meeting and review by the Washington Commission of Fine Arts - one of the governing bodies for what is -- and what is not built in the Nation’s Capital. Good progress was made with the CFA commissioners providing their insight and feedback to the team. Then it was off to New York for the project’s first exposure on national networks television, as Commission Chairman Terry Hamby, Sculptor Sabin Howard and the Maquette joined host Steve Doocy for an interview recording on the set of Fox and Friends - The segment aired this past Tuesday Morning [RUN EXCERPT CLIP FROM INTERVIEW] The airing resulted in thousands of page views of the memorial webiste and most important hundreds of people making their first donations to the project. Now the Maquette and team have set up a special showing the historic Willard Hotel in Washington DC - located directly across the street from Pershing Park - the future home of America’s WWI Memorial in Washington DC. It’s been a big week for a wonderful project that has been A Century In The Making. If you are not familiar with this great project, let me invite you for a direct look at ww1cc.org/memorial or follow the link in the podcast notes Link: http://ww1cc.org/memorial Remembering Veterans/100 Cities 100 Memorials Today we are combining our Remembering Veterans AND our 100 Cities / 100 Memorials segments with an interview with Colonel Eugene Frederick Scott - US Army Retired --  born in the South - Raised in Chicago - and forged in the US Army with a 28 year military career included two tours of duty in Vietnam. A man like this does not retire - and in his post military career he became the publisher of the Chicago Daily Defender Newspaper, and a very busy social activist. Colonel Scott - along with his equally formidable wife - Beverly - who I suspect may be his secret weapon - showed up in my world during the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project where they submitted a Chicago Monument to the 370th Infantry Regiment. Welcome Colonel Scott. [Colonel: Let me start by talking local Chicago history - Can you give us an overview of the 370th and their role in WWI?] [could you tell us a bit about the monument that is one of the awardees for the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project] [Colonel - what other WWI centennial projects are you working on or with?] [Thank you for joining us today] Colonel Eugene F. Scott US Army Retired and Former publisher of the Chicago Daily Defender Newspaper. Link: get links http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/col-eugene-scott https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/video-rucksack/2016-liberty-gala-oral-history-video-remarks-colonel-ret-eugene-f-scott/ Education Poppy Packet Fundraising Today in our Education section, we are joined not by an educator but by two very special entrepreneurial and dedicated young students. Taylor Gibbs and Lyvia Bartoli from St. John the Evangelist Middle School in Watertown, Connecticut. They brought the Centennial Commission's Poppy Seed Fundraising Program to their school, to help raise awareness for our World War I veterans, and to help raise money for America’s World War I Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington, DC. Welcome Lyvia and Taylor!   [greetings]   [How did you hear about the WW1 Poppy Program and what made it appealing to you to get involved with?] [How did the fundraising go?] [Did you find that the Poppy Packets increased interest in WW1 from the buyers?] [What advice would you give to anyone else using the Poppy Packets to raise funds?] [Have you been surprised at how much recognition you’re getting for this effort?] [goodbyes] Taylor Gibbs and Lyvia Bartoli are students at St. John the Evangelist Middle School, and are Poppy Seed Fundraising pros! Learn more about their efforts, and the Poppy Program, by visiting ww1cc.org/poppy or at the links in the podcast notes. Links: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/4038-watertown-ct-students-support-memorial-with-poppy-seed-sales.html http://www.ww1cc.org/poppy Education Newsletter To wrap up Education this week -- The latest WW1 education newsletter just came out! Issue 11 is “Women in War!” and focuses on the diverse roles women took on to support the war, both abroad and at home. This issue includes resources for teaching about The Hello Girls, Female Yeoman, Women Warriors in Russia, Women’s Rights in Turkey -- and the legacy of the Women’s Suffrage movement. The newsletter is published by the National WW1 Museum and Memorial in partnership with the WW1 Centennial Commission.  Go to our new education website at ww1cc.org/ e d u  where you can sign up for the education newsletters and connect with the commission education program - or  follow the link in the podcast notes. Link: ww1cc.org/edu Updates from the States This week for our updates from the States - we are actually going to look at something from 100 years ago. In our research this week for our THEN history section - we found this very interesting map that was published in the February 21 issue of the Official Bulletin on page 8. The headline reads: COST PER MAN DRAFTED FOR SERVICE AS INDICATED, BY STATES It’s worth a look with Delaware recruitment the most costly per soldier at $19 and Oklahoma the least at a dollar fifty-seven. The average draftee inducted cost the government $4.93 each. Check out the article and the map to see what it cost in your state - see Page 8 of the February 21st issue of the Official Bulletin at ww1cc.org/bulletin or follow the link in the podcast notes. link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/places/official-bulletin/3327-ww1-official-bulletin-volume-2-issue-240-febuary-21-1918.html [SOUND EFFECT] Speaking WW1 And now for our feature “Speaking World War 1” - Where we explore the words & phrases that are rooted in the war  --- In 1914, the French army still used the same military uniform they had for decades, with vibrant red pantaloons and bright white gloves. The “see me - shoot me” uniforms were one of the factors that led to their route by the German army in the first few months of the war. In response, the French launched a special unit in 1915, whose members, mostly artists, were known as camoufleurs. The french term “se, camoufler” means to hide oneself. This led to this week’s “speaking WWI “ word camouflage. Quite popular as a clothing style most often used as the slang - Camo In the military sense, the word denotes “the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.” With planes scouting every mile of active front for troop movements, ammunition stores and other valuable information -- hiding in plain sight became increasingly important. So armies looked to nature for ideas on how to hide tanks, hospitals, snipers, bridges and even ships from the enemy’s prying eyes. Camouflage-- this week’s speaking ww1 word -- See the podcast notes to learn more! link: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1906083,00.html    https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/5-facts-about-camouflage-in-the-first-world-war Stars and Stripes While we talking about words - in this week’s Stars and Stripes issue from their on-going feature “ A Doughboy’s Dictionary”--- Our favorite definition this week is: Socks Socks are defined as: Foot coverings composed of substance represented to the Government or the Red Cross as being wool, and possessed of the same capacity for contracting holes as is a machine gun target at fifty yards. Read this all of  this week’s stars and Stripes newspaper from 1918 -  by following the link in the podcast notes. Link:https://cdn.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpbatches/batch_dlc_argonne_ver03/data/20001931/print/1918022201/0003.pdf [SOUND EFFECT] WW1 War Tech Depth Charge For WW1 War Tech -- we are going to talk about the Depth Charge. U-boats were the scourge of the seas -- taking out almost five thousand ships over the course of the war. German U-boats especially focused their attacks on British shipping, both military and commercial, the Royal Navy considered many possible strategies to defeat this threat, but none seemed viable until the summer of 1916, when naval engineer Herbert Taylor perfected the hydrostatic trigger, allowing for a weapon that could be detonated when it experienced certain levels of water pressure -- in other words -  at certain depths.The underwater pressure explosions were devastating to submarine hulls while not damaging surface ships. Though only 2 U-Boats were sunk by depth charges in 1916, production was increased as the conflict went on, and by the end of the war, the Royal Navy had used depth charges to sink 20 submarines, limiting the ability of the German Navy to halt Allied shipping. And that’s THIS Weeks, WWI War Tech. Read more about depth charges during WW1 at the links in the podcast notes. Links: http://online.wsj.com/ww1/depth-charges http://mentalfloss.com/article/31882/12-technological-advancements-world-war-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_charge https://www.ussslater.org/tour/weapons/dpthchrg/dpthchrg.html Articles and Posts African American Nurses in WW1 In articles and posts-- from our rapidly growing website at ww1cc.org -- this week, we are featuring an article about the African American women who served in the Army Nurse Corps during WW1. Eighteen African American women served stateside -- and their story is not well known. Their courage in overcoming the discrimination and segregation barriers still resonates today. The story of one of these Nurses, Frances Reed Elliott Davis of North Carolina, is particularly poignant. She was the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a white woman and a half-Cherokee, half-black sharecropper. She faced enormous challenges in her life, overcoming them to become the first officially registered African American Nurse in the Red Cross. Read more about her, and other African American nurses, at the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/4047-world-war-i-nurse-frances-reed-elliott-davis.html http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/4046-honoring-african-american-women-who-served-in-the-army-nurse-corps-in-wwi.html WWrite blog In our WWRITE blog, which explores WWI’s Influence on contemporary writing and scholarship, this week's post also helps us wrap up February’s theme as African American History month. The posts title comes from a poster that reads: This Colored Man Is No Slacker - “Slacker” was a WWI terms for those who avoided the draft. In 1919, the slogan on this WWI-era poster inspired two young African American sisters from West Virginia to write and publish a book of poems whose intention was to “show the Negro’s loyalty to the stars and stripes in the war with Germany and to show the need of unity of all men in the fight for democracy." Read the story about these young women’s literary work supporting the patriotism of African Americans in WW1-- at ww1cc.org/wwrite or by following the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/4058-the-colored-man-is-no-slacker-wwi-poems-by-the-peters-sisters.html The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts And that brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine, what do you have for us this week? Hi Theo! Flu Flu Flu This week’s most popular posts on Social Media were all about one thing: the flu. With this year’s flu season proving long and deadly, it’s no surprise that people are drawing parallels to the great flu of 1918. Against the backdrop of this year’s flu season, WWI Centennial Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell discussed the deadly “Spanish Flu” pandemic at the Museum of American Armor in New York. Dr O'Connell observed that 20 to 50 million people died from “The Spanish Flu” Pandemic, far more than all those who perished during World War I. An estimated 43,000 American Doughboys died of the disease out of a total of 675,000 American who would succumb. A third of all Americans would become infected with the “Spanish Flu” which would ravage the world for an entire year. You can find links to some photographs and an article from Newsday of Dr. O’Connell’s talk in the podcast links. I’ve also included a link to an article we shared from The Wichita Eagle, a newspaper out of Kansas, outlining the spread of the so-called Spanish Flu from it’s epicenter: that’s right, it seems that Kansas, not Spain, was the ground-zero for the deadly, world-changing flu of 1918. Read more about the flu’s origins in Kansas 100 years ago, and how they tried, in vain, to stop its spread, by visiting the link in the podcast notes. That’s it this week for the buzz. link:https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/posts/930053607169938 https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.311069102401728.1073741832.185589304949709/930363853805580/?type=3&theater http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article200880539.html Outro Thank you for listening to this week’s episode of WW1 Centennial News. We also want to thank our guests... Dr. Edward Lengel, Military historian and author Mike Shuster, Curator for the great war project blog Colonel Eugene Scott, US Army Retired and former publisher of the Chicago Daily Defender newspaper Taylor Gibbs and Lyvia Bartoli, students at St. John the Evangelist Middle School Katherine Akey, the commission’s social media director and line producer for the podcast Thanks also to our intern John Morreale for his great research assistance. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; this podcast is a part of that…. Thank you! We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.   We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library as well as the Starr foundation for their support.   The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Podbean or the other places you get your podcast and even on your smart speaker.. Just say “Play W W One Centennial News Podcast.” Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thank you for joining us. And don’t forget to share the stories you are hearing here today about the war that changed the world! [music] Can you see me… I wearing my camouflage - Oh wait - this is audio only. Never mind! So long!

Today’s guest is COL Jean Barido, the Commander of the US Army Public Health Command – Central. The Command provides public health leadership and evidence-based preventive medicine programs and veterinary services to optimize the health of military units, installation personnel, and animals within 20 states, the Caribbean, and Central America. In this podcast we talk about COL Barido’s career as an Army Nurse Corps officer, starting in the reserves and then transitioning to active duty. We discuss her many roles in the military including deployments to Kosovo and Afghanistan, and then discuss her role as the Commander of a dispersed unit with many diverse missions. We conclude with a discussion of leadership. for more information, please see our website, https://healthleaderforge.blogspot.com/2018/02/colonel-jean-m-barido-commander-public.html

In addition to their contributions on the home front, many Montana women also served overseas, mostly as nurses in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. In his talk, Lt. Col. Edward Saunders, U.S. Army (retired), tells the largely unknown story of these determined women who voluntarily went into harm’s way before they could vote in federal elections and before they received equal pay, rank, and status as the men in the military.

Black women mobilized during World War II to integrate the Army Nurse Corps.

An interview with Colonel Tony Deane, author of Ramadi Declassified. COL. TONY DEANE, US ARMY (Retired) Colonel Tony Deane was commissioned in 1985 and has served in Armor and Cavalry units throughout his career. He was a tank platoon leader and executive officer in the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor, Boblingen, Federal Republic of Germany, S3 Air, S4, and commander of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, as well as commander, Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. He served as the operations officer for the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (OPFOR) at Fort Irwin California, and commander, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor (Conquerors) in Baumholder, Germany, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, and Ramadi, Iraq. Other assignments include COG, Operations Group B, Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Senior Brigade Trainer (Mustang 07), Joint Multinational Training Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Professor of Military Science, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, Strategic Planner, Allied Forces South (NATO) Naples, Italy, Operations Officer World Class OPFOR, Operations Group C, BCTP, and Brigade Adviser, 50th Brigade, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Colonel Deane’s deployments include Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Kosovo, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (w/OLC), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (w/5 OCL), the Combat Action Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. He is a graduate of the Armor Basic and Advance Course, and the Combined Arms Staff Service School. Colonel Deane and his wife Debora have been married for 27 years and have two daughters, Allison a First Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps and Ashley, a social worker. He currently works as a management/leadership consultant.

Dr. Stacey Young-McCaughan is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. She has researched the effects of exercising on cancer and PTSD. She received her basic nursing degree from the University of Wyoming, her master’s degree in oncology nursing from Yale University, and her doctoral degree in research nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Young retired from the Army Nurse Corps as a colonel after a 29-year career culminating as Chief of Clinical Investigation for Brooke Army Medical Center, to join the faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio seven years ago. She helps direct and coordinate the STRONG STAR Research Consortium funded by the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and evaluate the most effective early interventions possible for the detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions in active-duty military personnel and recently discharged veterans. Dr. Young has had a wide variety of clinical and research experiences in military and civilian facilities across the United States and Europe. Her primary area of research tests exercise interventions in the rehabilitation from chronic illnesses and improvement of quality of life. Originally aired on Caregiver SOS: On Air presented by the WellMed Charitable Foundation on July 5, 2015, in San Antonio, TX on 930 AM KLUP “The Answer.” With co-hosts Carol Zernial and Ron Aaron. For more about CaregiverSOS, visit caregiversos.org Like CaregiverSOS on Facebook, www.facebook.com/CaregiverSOS

Today's interview is with Major General Jimmie O. Keenan, the Deputy Commanding General-Operations for the U.S. Army Medical Command, and the Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. To put Major General Keenan's accomplishments into perspective for listeners who are not familiar with the the military, the Army has approximately 492,000 active duty personnel, and only 309 general officers. Furthermore, Major General Keenan is one of only eight female major generals. In this podcast we discuss her fascinating career which ranges from time as a floor nurse to writing legislation as a congressional fellow to being second in command of one of the largest and most unusual health care systems in the United States.

Vietnam veteran and author Tim O’Brien headlines a panel discussion about the Vietnam War, where he talks about his service and the award-wining novels based on his war experiences. He is joined by Quang Pham, the first Vietnamese American to earn naval aviator’s wings; Mary “Edie” Meeks, an Army Nurse Corps volunteer who served in Saigon; and Paul Coates, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967.

Welcome back to robinlofton.com for Part II of the African Americans in the Military wiki history podcast!   In Part I, we examined the strong presence of African Americans in every U.S. war since the American Revolution. We also looked at problems of segregation, racial bias, and unequal treatment of Blacks in the military. And I mentioned that this these podcasts are dedicated to Nabvets, which is the National Association of Black Veterans, for their great contribution to improving the lives of Black veterans and their families. Thanks to your help (listening to this podcast series), I have been able to make a good contribution to this organization. But I want to donate more so keep listening because it’s about to get even more interesting. At the end of this podcast, you will learn how to contribute to this organization.   In this podcast, we will discuss African Americans who have distinguished themselves in the armed forces. There are regiments that have served the U.S. with honor and distinction. I have to begin with an apology that I cannot list or discuss every one of them—there are just too many!—but I hope that you will be inspired by the great achievements that you will hear about today.  Remember those 3 important words from Part I? Courage, Determination, Honor. These heroes today showed all these qualities and have raised the bar to give us something to strive for.   We will begin with the Harlem Hellfighters.   Is that name familiar?  Hopefully, it will be one day because these men have earned the right to be known, remembered, and written into our history books!   The Harlem Hellfighters were an African American regiment (remember the regiments used to be segregated) who fought in World War I. They were one of the few African American combat units (remember again that most Blacks were relegated to service or general labor duties).  The Harlem Hellfighters were originally called the 15th New York Colored Regiment. Later, they were called the 369th Infantry unit.   So, what did they do?  The Harlem Hellfighters were the longest serving and most decorated unit in World War I. They spent 191 days under enemy fire. Now, that’s courage under fire to an extreme! They are also credited with numerous courageous acts on the battlefield.   What about the name “Harlem Hellfighters”? Former commander, Colonel Reginald Sanders explains: "We did not give ourselves our name [the Harlem Hellfighters]. Our enemies gave us our name, [which] is an honor." The Hellfighters were actually given two different names from the Europeans.  The French called them Men of Bronze out of respect. In fact, the French government gave the regiment the prestigious “croix de Guerre” award in 1918. But it was the Germans who gave them the name of “Hellfighters” out of fear for their acts in combat.  That’s not surprising since the Hellfighters were cited 11 times for bravery under fire.   While the Europeans showed lots of respect for the Harlem Hellfighters, they didn’t get the same respect back at home.  The French gave them the opportunity to fight though it was denied to them by the American army, which had them unloading ships and working as waiters. They had also received their training in South Carolina where they were confronted with racism and race-motivated violence.  There were numerous standoffs between the Hellfighters and the white residents who resented the increased presence of Blacks in their town.   And, following the end of the war, the Hellfighters returned home to what was called the Red Summer of 1919, which was the worst racial violence in U.S. history and saw a nation racial frenzy of riots, massacres, and lynchings throughout the North and South, all were started by whites who were angry about Blacks serving in the military and getting better jobs while whites were away at war.   No, that was definitely not the welcome that the Hellfighters deserved after serving their country so courageously.   Martin Miller, who was 16 when he joined the Harlem Hellfighters, recalled arriving in Europe and beginning the fight: “That day, the sun was shining, and we were marching. And the band was playing," Miller told an interviewer for the 1977 documentary Men of Bronze. "Everybody's head [was] high, and we were all proud to be Americans, proud to be black, and proud to be in the 15th New York Infantry."   They made us proud!   Moving on to another African American regiment that made history and served with honor and distinction. And made us proud, too.   The Buffalo Soldiers   The name might be familiar from the iconic Bob Marley song. But how much do we know about the Buffalo soldiers? Well, now’s the time to learn a bit more.   The Buffalo soldiers were formed in 1866  by an act of Congress. They were actually a group of units: 6 army units, 2 cavalry (the famous 9th & 10th cavalries) and 4 infantry units.   They were charged with protecting the settlers that moved to the western states and supporting westward expansion by building infrastructure for the settlers and government. They rebuilt towns, escorted wagon trains and stagecoaches through hostile territory, and fought in the Spanish-American war and both World Wars. However, in the U.S., the Buffalo soldiers could serve only west of the Mississippi River because of prevailing and persistent attitudes about Blacks following the American Civil War. But they had a very strong presence everywhere that they served.   How did the Buffalo soldiers get their name? Great question. There are a few theories that I’ll mention but you will have to decide for yourself. And, by the way, I would love to hear your theory so send me a note/message on robinlofton.com.   1.   The soldiers’ curly hair reminded the Native Americans of buffalo fur. 2.   The soldiers’ fierce and brave nature and tenacity as fighters reminded the Native Americans of how buffalos fought. 3.   The soldiers’ wore thick mats in the winter made of buffalo hides.   The Buffalo soldiers units were formed during the Indian wars.  This was actually a series of around 40 conflicts  that decimated the Native American population.   There were massacres, destruction of food sources, poisoning of fresh water wells, germ warfare, and large-scale removals. More than 45,000 Native Americans were killed.   Were the Buffalo soldiers involved in this reprehensible behavior? While they did their duties as U.S. soldiers (such as engaging in battle against the Cherokees), there is no record of the Buffalo soldiers engaging in that type of genocidal behavior. In fact, the Buffalo soldiers had a good relationship with many native American tribes, perhaps from a shared understanding and experiences, based on the racial situation at the time. If you have heard differently, send me a message at robinlofton.com—truth in history is my objective always.   The Buffalo soldiers also faced racism.  Reportsshow that these soldiers were frequently subjected to the harshest of discipline, racist officers, race-motivated violence from the European colonists, and poor food, equipment and shelter. White regiments were supplied with silk-embroidered banners but the Buffalo soldiers clothing had to be homemade (remember the buffalo hide theory?) and was tattered and worn. In spite of this treatment and their deprivations, the morale of these soldiers remained high and their commitment was strong. The Buffalo soldiers had the lowest desertion rate in the army, though their army posts were often in the worst areas in the west. Some white commanding officers were proud to lead these men and publicly expressed these feelings. But I have to add that this was not the norm. Most white officers didn’t want to command the black soldiers. The famous Colonel Custer, for example, accepted a lower rank rather than lead an African American unit. In the end,  20 black soldiers received the Medal of Honor, the highest award this country gives for the most outstanding performance under enemy fire. The last Buffalo soldiers regiments (the 27th and 28th cavalry units) were disbanded in 1951. Great work, guys! You make us proud.     Frederick Douglass said that once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." Frederick Douglass Oh, I wish that we had more time but we are keeping it wiki (meaning quick in the Hawaiian language) so we have to move on to discuss other heroes who have also made us proud.  And there have not only been men who have made us proud—and who were deserving of citizenship and all the rights that it affords. Women were and are doing their part, too. African American women have participated in every war since the Revolutionary War, despite the dual problems of race and gender discrimination. There were only a few Black women regiments because women were not allowed to officially join the army until the early-20th century. But women did participate in several different roles, one might really surprise you. Women worked as nurses, postal clerks, stenographers, switchboard operators, and typists. They also served as scouts and spies. One famous spy (during the Civil War) was Harriet Tubman (is that name familiar?). She was so impressive and effective that the soldiers called her General Tubman! One woman actually served as a Buffalo soldier in the Indian conflicts.  After being freed from a Missouri plantation, Cathay Williams served a support role during the Civil War. The following year (in 1866), she changed her name from Cathay Williams to William Cathay and registered for the Buffalo soldiers where she served for more than two years! She was eventually discovered and forced to leave, but she had served as an important member of one of the elite infantry units as a woman disguised as a man! That’s dedication, commitment, and ingenuity! In the Spanish-American War, Black women served as nurses and in other support roles.  During the height of the yellow fever epidemic, at least 30 so-called Black “immunes” (women who had suffered but survived yellow fever) were recruited as nurses to care for people suffering from the deadly disease. Other nurses were told that they couldn’t catch it because black skin is thicker and therefore protected African Americans from getting the disease. Of course, this was not true and many Black nurses were exposed to and died from yellow fever. At the outset of World War I, many trained black nurses enrolled in the American Red Cross hoping to gain entry into the Army or Navy Nurse Corps. As the war escalated, public pressure increased to enlist black women. Finally, shortly after the Armistice, 18 black Red Cross nurses were offered Army Nurse Corps assignments. Assigned to Camp Grant, Illinois, and Camp Sherman, Ohio, they lived in segregated quarters and cared for German prisoners of war and black soldiers. One of these pioneering women, Aileen Cole Stewart, later wrote,The Story of the Negro nurse in World War I is not spectacular. We arrived after the Armistice was signed, which alone was anticlimactic. So we had no opportunity for "service above and beyond the call of duty;" But each one of us...did contribute quietly and with dignity to the idea that justice demands professional equality for all qualified nurses.6 World War II would spawn the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and Major Charity Adams, its first black officer. She commanded the first all-black female unit, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Film-maker Frank Martin who made a documentary about the battalion noted that “Every single piece of mail that went to Europe passed through this postal battalion. Major Adams and her 855-member unit would spend the last year of the war clearing enormous backlogs of mail, first in England and then in France. By the way, this is a fascinating documentary called “For the Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots.” I will give you more information about that documentary in the next podcast.  I think that you’ll absolutely love it. When President Truman opened the army in 1948, more than 2,000 African American women enrolled in the Cadet Nurse Corps. But the Women’s Army Corps was where most Black women served the war effort, starting in World War II. Many Black women returned to the corps during the Korean and Vietnam wars, serving in nursing and supportive roles because of the ban on women in combative positions. What about today? Starting from the 1990s, things were very different for Black women in the armed forces. Black women are now well represented in today’s military. In Desert Storm, 40 percent of the 35,000 women active operations were African-American. That amounts to 14,000 Black women! And women are in active combat. Black women make up 30 percent of the military. 13 percent of officers are Black women. The military is indeed changing. Yet we should not forget that it has been a long and difficult road for Black women who have chosen a life in the armed forces. And much is still new: it was just in 2013 that the Pentagon lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles. There is still much work to be done. I would like to end conclude this section with a quote from Commander Charity Adams Earley, who you might remember led the first African American women’s battalion in World War II. She recently said:         The future of women in the military seems assured.... What may be lost in time is the story of how it happened. The barriers of sex and race were, and sometimes still are, very difficult to overcome, the second even more than the first. During World War II women in the service were often subject to ridicule and disrespect even as they performed satisfactorily.... Each year the number of people who shared the stress of these accomplishments lessens. In another generation young black women who join the military will have scant record of their predecessors who fought on the two fronts of discrimination—segregation and reluctant acceptance by males.8 But we won’t forget. Ever. And I hope that these podcasts help you to remember them and their contributions. So, that’s all for today. This wiki lecture can’t cover everything about blacks in the military or everyone who served like Dorie Miller, a cook in the Navy who distinguished himself during the attack on Pearl Harbor or the Tuskegee Airmen, the Red Tails who served so courageously in World War II or Sojourner Truth who was a nurse during the civil war or now retired General Colin Powell who has had a long a distinguished career as National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commander of the Army Forces, and Secretary of State. And there are so many more. But we are keeping it wiki here.  And I might add that there is one more part to this interesting lecture series. Part III discusses films about Blacks in the Military. Some of these films are older, others were made more recently. But they definitely bring the Black experience in the military to life. And it gives us a chance to discuss other Black heroes and feel inspired by their stories.  Honor. Courage. Determination. You will see how they lived these principles and how important they are to everyone. Please don’t forget that November is the month to remember and honor our veterans.  The National Association of Black Veterans works all year long to support and assist black veterans. That’s why I’m giving $1 to the Nabvets for every person that listens to this podcast this month.  They have a great website at www.nabvets.org. It’s my honor to show support for them—like they have shown support for our veterans over the years. And shown us honor, courage, and determination. I hope that you have enjoyed this podcast at robinlofton.com. Please leave your comments, questions, and thoughts. I love to hear from my listeners or anyone who is interested in African American history. See you next time to review movies about Blacks in the military at robinlofton.com.  And a big salute to Jon Knox for making that great music—I just wanted to get up and march! Hug and veteran today and I’ll see you soon at robinlofton.com.            

Dr. Geraldine “Polly” Bednash was appointed executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in December 1989.  In her role as Chief Executive Officer, she oversees the educational, research, governmental affairs, publications, and other programs of the organization that is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate-degree education programs in nursing – the nation's largest health care profession. Prior to serving as executive director and CEO, Dr. Bednash headed the association's legislative and regulatory advocacy programs as director of government affairs.  Before joining AACN, Dr. Bednash was assistant professor at the School of Nursing at George Mason University and a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Fellow in Primary Care at the University of Maryland. She has served on multiple boards and commissions including the Advisory Board for the National Center for the Analysis of Health Care Data and on the editorial boards of several leading nursing publications. Her publications and research presentations cover a range of critical issues in nursing education, research, clinical practice, and legislative policy. Her vast experience includes service as an Army Nurse Corps staff nurse in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Dr. Bednash received her Bachelors degree Texas Woman's University, a master's degree from The Catholic University of America, and her doctorate from the University of Maryland. Int his interview, Dr. Bednash discusses the ACA and its importance to the future of the health system, team-based practice, anti-competitive laws, and education.

The story of one nurse’s struggle against prejudice to get into the Army Nurse Corps. Original Air Date: April 22, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.

Brigadier General (RET) Bill Bester MSN, RN, NEA-BC speaks with editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy about health care for veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The majority of these new veterans will access care outside of the VA health system and it's important that nurses in all clinical settings be aware of the health issues of this emerging population.

Brigadier General (RET) Bill Bester MSN, RN, NEA-BC speaks with editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy about health care for veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The majority of these new veterans will access care outside of the VA health system and it’s important that nurses in all clinical settings be aware of the health issues of this emerging population.

Alison Lighthall, RN, BSN, MSN, a former Captain in the US Army Nurse Corps, is an expert in posttraumatic stress, combat stress, military suicide, and mental resilience. While serving with the 7302nd Medical Training Support Battalion, she provided psychosocial training throughout the Midwest to units preparing to deploy and debriefing sessions upon their return. Alison served as the Lead Clinician of Fort Carson's Urgent Psychiatric Care Response Team, providing emergency psychiatric care to their most emotionally wounded. Currently, as a trainer and consultant, she assists with reintegration programs for military and police organizations.

Alison Lighthall, RN, BSN, MSN, a former Captain in the US Army Nurse Corps, is an expert in posttraumatic stress, combat stress, military suicide, and mental resilience. While serving with the 7302nd Medical Training Support Battalion, she provided psychosocial training throughout the Midwest to units preparing to deploy and debriefing sessions upon their return. Alison served as the Lead Clinician of Fort Carson's Urgent Psychiatric Care Response Team, providing emergency psychiatric care to their most emotionally wounded. Currently, as a trainer and consultant, she assists with reintegration programs for military and police organizations.

Diana J. Ramsey served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps as an Operating Room Nurse with the 67th EVAC in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968--including during the Tet Offensive.