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A Salute to the Nurses of World War II
Author(s) -
Breakiron Marie
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63523-0
Subject(s) - world war ii , honor , prison , pearl , first world war , political science , spanish civil war , history , ancient history , law , archaeology , computer science , operating system
The nation recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of World War II (WWII) with a renewed interest in Pearl Harbor and D‐Day (ie, the day the Allies invaded Europe.) One group of war heroes—all volunteers—received little attention, although they endured bombings, torpedoes, antiaircraft fire, prison, starvation, and death. They were the nurses of WWII. They served all over the world and left a legacy that today's perioperative nurses are committed to preserving. This article was written to honor the nurses of WWII. It relates only a few stories of thousands that could be told. AORN J 62 (Nov 1995) 710‐722.