... were sent home. All the while, most nurses maintained morale, even as the morale of the soldiers around them was in decline. Journalists made up a much smaller element of the overall population of American women serving in Vietnam. One estimate holds that only seventy-six women served in the American press corps during the war. Unlike the women nurses who were ... wards, bring comfort to tired and homesick soldiers, or performing the everyday clerical tasks that kept the war effort going. Until these women gain recognition for their part in the overall story of the war, there will remai...

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... self-confidence that basic training so carefully mustered out. With the intrusive supervision and seldom tendency to work independently, the emotional climate can often be affected and related to the overall emotional tone of the group. The good advantage to being in the Army is that you never lack sources of motivation. Even if one feels down and somber, the highly ... motivated and intense PT in the mornings can elate feelings of sadness. Plus, during group missions, the overall elated and eager delirium will infect everyone. Meaning, the emotions of one individual will be filtered th...

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... . One of the most obvious mental stresses of a soldier would be the risk of dying or being permanently injured. "Foot-soldiers seemed to worry about very practical matters: their overall mental and physical health, fear of wounds or death" Most soldiers dealt with these fears daily. Lowell H. Harrison was a combat engineer. He remembers staring death in the face. His ... ...

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