Category Archives: Vietnam

VietNam Nurses: Comforters

“We don’t heal alone. We have to share our stories. We have to talk to each other. We have to listen to each other.”   Captain Diane Carlson Evans, Army Nurse, VietNam era The blustery winters of Minnesota create long snowy days and starlit freezing nights. Ideal weather for the nimble fingers of stitchers to hand-sew […]

Remembering Dave: Veteran’s Day

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”  -Maya Angelo   Veteran’s Day. A time of remembering. A bitter sweet day because I do remember. I cannot stop remembering Dave. Some of the details about Dave Nelson’s physical attributes are sketchy. Like his height, the exact color of his hair parted […]