Approximately 11,000 women served on the ground in the Vietnam War — 90% of them as volunteer nurses. But their contributions during the 20-year war have long been overlooked.
It wasn’t until 1993, nearly two decades after the war’s end, that a monument to the women who served during Vietnam was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The war’s unpopularity silenced many Vietnam veterans on their return, and historical accounts tend to focus on male soldiers…