Veterans

TEB

(13,689 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:53 PM Oct 2020

Army nurses Vietnam PTSD suffering, my wife's aunt Deb I love Deb I ramble

Today Deb is 74 a widow she was nurse Vietnam.I know she retired army as lieutenant colonel after her career in army. Then went to work at hospital as civilian. What makes me smile vets today I pick up Deb. From hair appointment she climbs into Tacoma. And boog the chocolate lab and Duncan the golden retriever puppy are like hey we love hair perm smell. Let’s lick you aunt deb we as K-9’s love licking chemicals kind of like huffing.

I joke yet my point is Deb dealt with wounded our people as nurse in Vietnam. I never ask her about her experience. I am lucky in the fact as a airborne infantry paratrooper that I skated never no war 84-87 . My point is we as vets overlook nurses in my ramble and deb is fine people. Since my wife has been ill we’re cool my wife is in rehab be home soon. Deb came to help she is great people she is selfless to this day.

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Army nurses Vietnam PTSD suffering, my wife's aunt Deb I love Deb I ramble (Original Post) TEB Oct 2020 OP

Deb is lucky to have you, my dear TEB......and you are lucky to have her! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2020 #1

what a beautiful story... samnsara Oct 2020 #2

I wonder if Deb was with 7th Surgical MASH @ CuChi 66-67 ? jaysunb Oct 2020 #3

Hey friend TEB Oct 2020 #4

Deb said chu chi TEB Oct 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author TEB Oct 2020 #6

That's a great story. DashOneBravo Oct 2020 #7

Those Army nurses in Vietnam dware Oct 2020 #8

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,097 posts)

1. Deb is lucky to have you, my dear TEB......and you are lucky to have her! n/t

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:56 PM

Oct 2020

samnsara

(18,282 posts)

2. what a beautiful story...

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:59 PM

Oct 2020

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)

3. I wonder if Deb was with 7th Surgical MASH @ CuChi 66-67 ?

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:02 PM

Oct 2020

I was.

TEB

(13,689 posts)

4. Hey friend

Reply to jaysunb (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:24 PM

Oct 2020

Alls I can say is thank you

TEB

(13,689 posts)

5. Deb said chu chi

Reply to jaysunb (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:32 PM

Oct 2020

25th infantry if I spelled it correct

Response to jaysunb (Reply #3)

TEB This message was self-deleted by its author.

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)

7. That's a great story.

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:15 PM

Oct 2020

And I’m glad you were there.

A lot of those saw horrible wounds all the time. And the heart breaks they dealt with.

I mean wouldn’t it be they saw more than the combat troops? While troops only see it when someone was wounded. It would seem the medical people would see it daily.

dware

(14,322 posts)

8. Those Army nurses in Vietnam

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2020, 10:08 PM

Oct 2020

were the best, I was wounded in '67, medivaced to a MASH unit where the Army personnel, especially the nurses, were highly competent.

Deb is so lucky to have someone like you around to make her day better.

Reply to this discussion