Vietnam War Nurse Elizabeth Jane McCarthy Lecture - In-person

at the Olney Library

In honor of Veterans Day, Olney Library welcomes U.S. Army Captain Elizabeth Jane McCarthy, who served in Vietnam in 1971, for a special presentation.

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Olney Library is very pleased to welcome U.S. Army Captain Elizabeth Jane McCarthy (retired), who served in Vietnam in 1971. This program is being presented in honor of Veterans Day.

"Elizabeth Jane McCarthy joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1968 while she was attending Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. After the six weeks of basic training in Texas, she was stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for ten months in the Recovery Room/Intensive Care Unit. Then, at age 22, with that minimal experience under her belt, she was sent to the 95th Evacuation Hospital in DaNang, South Vietnam where she worked as a Captain in the pre-operative and receiving area as a triage nurse, separating patients based on severity of injuries and what medical treatments were needed. Sometimes, all she could do was hold a soldier’s hand as he breathed his last breath."  --Montgomery County, MD

Q&A and light refreshments to follow. 

NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BUT SEATING IS LIMITED.

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Questions about this program? Contact Olney Library at 240-773-9545.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc.

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