Angels of the Battlefield: The Critical Role of Nurses at War

Event Details

On Thursday, March 31st at 7 p.m., Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will honor the invaluable role of wartime nurses with Angels of the Battlefield: The Unsung Heroes, a program featuring the first-hand accounts of military nurses who cared for troops injured on the frontlines. A panel of nurses, including three who served in the Vietnam War, will share personal stories of how their care and support helped make a difference between life and death. They'll also discuss the emotional impact suffered by witnessing the personal and devastating costs of war.

A multi-media presentation will include Cathy Drake, a nurse who was assigned to two MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) units during the Korean War. Drake and her husband Dale, an anesthesiologist while in Korea, are well-known for helping to inspire the book that became the hit movie and television series M*A*S*H.

"Angels of the Battlefield: The Unsung Heroes" will be held inside the climate-controlled Smokey Stover Theater aboard the USS YORKTOWN. The event is part of Patriots Point's "Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things" education series. Admission and parking are both free.