Healing Wounds

A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.

De: Diane Carlson Evans, Bob Welch - contributor, Joseph Galloway - foreword

Narrado por: Janet Metzger

Duración: 9 h y 35 m

Resumen del Editor

What is the price of honor? It took 10 years for Vietnam War Nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question - and the answer was a heavy one.

In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she had cared for, as she expressed during a Congressional hearing in Washington, DC: "Women didn't have to enter military service, but we stepped up to serve believing we belonged with our brothers-in-arms and now we belong with them at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. If they belong there, we belong there. We were there for them then. We mattered."

In the end, those wounded soldiers who had survived proved to be there for their sisters-in-arms, joining their fight for honor in Evans' journey of combating unforeseen bureaucratic obstacles and facing mean-spirited opposition. Her impassioned story of serving in Vietnam is a crucial backstory to her fight to honor the women she served beside. She details the gritty and high-intensity experience of being a nurse in the midst of combat and becomes an unlikely hero who ultimately serves her country again as a formidable force in her daunting quest for honor and justice.

©2020 Diane Carlson Evans (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

The realness of this history.

I am ever greatful to the women of history who paved the way for future women veterans. This was a book that resounds to my inner core self as a fellow female veteran. Thank you.

Excellent!

This book is just great! I’ve learned so much from this book and I highly recommend it. Thank you for your service & welcome home, ma’am!

Excellent book

I had the honor of working with 3 Vietnam nurses back in the 70s and 80s. Without exception they were some of the best nurses I’ve worked beside. Looking back I realize that something about them set them apart. Now I know why.

Fascinating glimpse into Vietnam and one woman’s journey to come home and help all women vets heal

It’s surely a lot of work to narrate an audiobook but I wish the author had narrated it. The narrator was okay but I think I reading it instead of listening would have enhanced the material this time.

Thank you Diane for your tireless efforts to achieve a women’s memorial! I’m not a veteran nor do I have any members of the military in my family, I just am thankful that the patriarchy finally acknowledged the importance of this statue and the role of women during conflict. It should never have taken so long and after learning the history of it, I have such an appreciation for the memorial and the people it represents.

Incredible

The dedication and perseverance of the women of Vietnam is nothing short of incredible. This book tells their stories during and after the war and the battle for women’s equality.

Excellent book. The true and real story of the Vietnam Woman’s Memorial.

I loved that it was read or narrated by the author. Hearing her voice and her words made this book more understandable, clearer and interesting.

Moving Tribute to those that served

I wish I had read this before my visit to Washington DC. The history behind and the meaning of the statue is deeply moving. So much respect for those that have served out country.

The long overdue recignition.

This story highlighted the need to recognize the Women Veterans of the Vietnam War. I was brought to tears many times with the stories and love expressed. Thank you to Captian Evans for staying the course and enduring all the battles. Your fellow ANC's are thankful

Glad I read it!

After reading Kristin Hannah’s book, “The Women,” about female Vietnam war vets, I really wanted to read Diane Carlson Evan’s own story—which Hannah credits in her book.
So glad I read it! Carlson Evans is the mover and shaker who dreamed up and led the movement to build the Women’s Vietnam War Memorial statue in DC—after experiencing her own PTSD.

dedication and triumph for women.

I liked this book incredibly well. It was definitely a "page turner." The care an presence to overcome all obstacles was an inspiration. It was amazing to learn that there were actually people that tried to stand in the way of getting. the end was a long time coming but they were successful and helped all those people get acknowledged and allowing healing to take place.