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What happens when the hero comes home and no one wants to listen? Lorna Griess served as a war nurse in Vietnam, witnessing the worst of humanity in the chaos of field hospitals—only to return to an America that didn't want to hear about it. In this gripping conversation, she unpacks the paradox of being hailed in the war zone but silenced by the very culture she fought for, revealing how war changes you in ways you don't realize until you try to come home.
Grab her powerful memoir MASH Vietnam: What It's Like to Be a War Nurse at lornagriess.com—this discussion only scratches the surface.
Grab her powerful memoir MASH Vietnam: What It's Like to Be a War Nurse at lornagriess.com—this discussion only scratches the surface.
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