My husband hunted for years to find and thank the nurse who saved him and took such good care of him.He passed away and never found her . My thanks to all the nurses that took care of all the veterans in such turmoil time in history .My husband survived from his wounds and was 100% disabled but became a wonderful husband ,father. He accomplished my things but couldn't fight Hep C from blood transfusions he recieved any longer. He is on the wall now which helps some. He was greatly loved and missed. Thank you Mrs John Stenhouse

I am a Vietnamese and I am grateful for those young Americans who had come and fought and shed their blood in my country . They were so young ( same as my age ) and yet more than fifty thousands of these heroes lost their lives in jungle, on the paddy field and everywhere of my country . I always admired and pray for their souls and their families . THEY ARE HEROES !!!!

When I was wounded in Vietnam, I was flown to 327 evac and from there to 95th evac in Da Nang. The white phosphorous explosion caused temporary blindness. ..among other things. I was given morphine a couple times (I think) and when they pulled me off the bird this soft hand touched my face and said; "you've got nothing to worry about, we'll take care of you".... I smelt a slight whiff of perfume... I thought I had died and this was an angle in heaven. How they had the strength to deal with all us wounded and sick men. Years later I learned from a VN nurse that it was against regulations but they found the perfume calmed the men down a bit. They were so kind to me back then...thank you..

I am so proud of all the veterans without you I won’t enjoy the freedom I have my dad was in World War Two and my grandpa and in World War One I had two brothers in the Vietnam war I miss the Vietnam war.

These are angels from heaven there were a lot of heros during the viet nam war but no one can compare to the nurses. P.Lindsey 82nd Airborne Viet Nam 68/69

Edie, make no mistake we wives of Vietnam Combat Vets are angry as well. So much respect, I salute you and all the nurses that served. Welcome home!

As a RVN vet, God bless this nurse. She describes it as it was!

most of us have no idea of what these brave women have been through, and/or seen.

a veteran myself would like to thank edie meeks and all the nursed without them there would a lot more names on the wall.they deserve much more than they have gotten.when you spoke about the wonded and dying you made me cry.so to you and all of the viet nam veterans welcome home.

Here it is 50 years later, and I still do not have an intelligent response whenever someone asks me, "What was it like in Vietnam?" I never bring up the subject and I try not to get into conversations about it because I can't count on my composure to stand strong. I honestly believe the words necessary for conveying simply do not exist. The only constant is the bond I will always hold dear for those that I served with, those that make it back and those that didn't.

Great speech, straight from the heart.

Thanks for your story Mary. I appreciate you. As a vet I can understand how our country's decisions impact our troops.

I have never visited the Wall and even though I am a Vietnam veteran and marine, I don't think I could ever visit the Wall. I have friends on the wall.

I served as Chief Clerk, Unit Hqtrs 93rd Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh. I met and knew many of the nurses that did what they did so well. God bless them all. And, Welcome Home!

Edie, yes you are. Thank you for being a "first stringers". At Tachikawa AFB, Japan & later as a Flighter Nurse bringing our guys on their last leg home to Dover AFB, I saw the work, skill & dedication all of you Nam Nurses, Dustoff Crews, Corpmen, Medics & Doctors provided. I am proud of all of you. Your speech was wonderful.

Very touching, thank you for your service, you are the best!

Brings tears to my eyes. Vietnam Era Veteran and Life Member VVA.. God Bless those who take care of others.

not many people know what these modern day saints have seen, they have seen death, injuries, and many other trauma that war gives. Health, strength, and life to edie wells and the thousands like her

made it through field Hospitals twice. Not sure if I met you but I know I loved you for what you did and the smiles I always saw when a nurse came to check on me or assist me. Thank you for being there...

Great speech. You said everything I have been feeling. Thank you for what you did for all of us. Know that in every combat soldier in RVN you and your sisters will always have a very special place in our hearts. We love you for eternity. 3/17 Air Cav

As you stepped up to the podium, I saw that you are beautiful on the outside. Hearing your account and experience of Vietnam and your life after, I knew that are beautiful inside, too. From an Army veteran from the 80s. May the Lord bless you, Linda.

There is a special place in Heaven for the nurses that served in Vietnam. As a Vietnam Veteran, I want to thank each and every one of you for what you did for the wounded men in that war. Hand Salute to you and may God Bless You!

I was a Huey pilot in 1969 and saw so much ugliness of mankind. This lady is something to be revered! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your service, Edie Meeks!! I was a road construction surveyor while over there '70-'71. Out every day putting stakes in the ground for the construction of a By-Pass Road, providing a road for heavy truck convoys around a small town, Bein Thuy. Our 93rd Engineer Battalion was stationed on the north side of Can Tho. We lived in 8-man army tents, about 50-60 or them throughout our compound! Our tent had only SP5's or 3 stripe sergeants and was directly across from the Captain and Major, who were the commanders of our 93rd Engineer Battalion!! The Battalion had 'three' extremely important buildings, which were built with 6x6 and wooden sidings. First = offices for the captain and major of the 93rd Engineers Second = personnel office space for the entire HQ company (the typers and fillers) Third = the surgical building, which had the 'most important area in the world'!! Just a few yards from the surgical building were the nurses and doctors in their tents, separately, of course! One day while starting up a 'generator trailer', one of the side door panels fell down on my head and gashed my crown wide open and needed 12 stitches to fix it up. A gorgeous nurse sewed up my head.... just maybe was a 'gorgeous Edie Meeks'! Was never put in for a 'purple heart' ...... but really...... never deserved it and never asked for one!!

I hardly ever cry,now I’m choking up,listening to this ANGEL speak about her experiences 🙏🇺🇸🙏

My Sister was a battle Nurse In The Iran/Iraq War by the time she retired she was running a 500 bed Hospital

When you touch Death every day it is difficult to come back to the World and act as if nothing had ever happened. Since I came back in 1971 I have asked nothing from the country that I live in. This country did not care nor respect me for anything that I accomplished.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN UNIFORM OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY. WELCOME HOME !. MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020

No words can fully express my gratitude to you and the others who took care of our fighting men in Vietnam. Thank you and God bless you for what you did for our soldiers and what your mind had to endure for all these years. As a Spooky aerial gunner once shared with me, some of my brothers paid the price in full upfront...I will pay for the rest of my life. The casualties of war are not always memorialized on a wall. There is no way to pay your generation back for what you were put through.

Thanks "Edie!"

God Bless Mrs Meeks McCoy Thank You for Your Service

Welcome home, sister; Bien Hoa 1965-66.

We still to this day LOVE YOU GIRLS.

Thank you for caring for so many of men and welcome home!

Thank you for being there. God bless you and those that were lost.

All the soldiers served in Vietnam should be regarded as heroes forever. I salute to all of you.

Thank you for your story. You are truly a hero in the purist sense of the word. Welcome home and God bless you.

Not sure the "suits" expected the rawness of your presentation but thanks for speaking for so many of us. RVN 70-71

God bless all who served in Viet Nam! I remember. I lost friends there. And here in Alaska, we welcomed our men home! And I am so happy to watch these videos to hear what the veterans have to say about their experiences. Thank-you all for your service. It does not go unnoticed!❤️

I was a patient at the 3d Field hospital 1966. My first tour. All I had was a fever. My second tour 1969-70 I came home with damaged lungs. I am VA rated 100% plus SMC housebound.

Thanks for sharing your story.

Thank you my Nurses at 312th Evac/27th Surg.

I was one of the lucky ones who did not need the services of the Army nurses during my 12 months in country, 1968-69. However, I have the greatest respect for every woman who served in Vietnam and suffered what ever in country and later for 20 or more years in the country by the anger and disrespect for us veterans.

❤❤❤ Love you guys thank you for everything you did for us.🎖🇺🇸

God Bless You Mary McCoy Meeks & Family Remember You Forever Amen

Thank you

I was a platoon sergeant with GRAVES REGISTRATION..we recovered,recieved and sent to Saigon KIA'S.....Talk about death..I've lived everyday since getting back...I'vebeen successful despite all of this..but I still see those men...and yes, the Govt. screwed us royally..and so did the people..I've given to THE WALL..been there several times..GOD REST THEIR SOULS

AMEN. You couldn't say it any better. God bless you.

My guys and my gals really hit home for me. Not sure why, but it did.

sorry for the delay , but welcome from one that served aboard USS Kitty Hawk 71-74

God bless all the nurses that served in Vietnam

I am also proud of you . Thank you

Bless you!

most of us have no id3a what these modern day saints have either seen, or been through. I am seaking of the nurses and the doctors that served in war

I was hospitalized at the 3d Field Hospital near Ton Son Nhut. That was 1966.

I was with the 101th Airborne at Camp Eagle in 71&72. When when you talked of agent orange I still don't see much change. You have to jump through hoops to get compensation. I have diabetes and hypertension and pain in the feet and legs and buzzing 24/7 in the head. So far I'm only 10 percent. It really sucks. I also have a picture video called (Vietnam 1971 & 72 101th Airborne Camp Eagle). And thank you for your service because you helped so many boy's. I just wish I would of taken more pictures.

Let me be the second, I'm proud of you.

Thank you.. too ALL who fought the battle of Vietnam... infront or behind the lines ... i was a young man when the veterans of Vietnam returned back home to U.S. soil again.. i seen there fight and struggles in there eye's daily... as a full grown man now myself.. i believe the true enemy is within us all as human beings... greed ..money.. power over another.. are common traits of human beings.. without the Lord Jesus Christ we would never have true inner peace or understanding of our struggles around us all... God bless ALL of the extremely Brave Women and Men who fought and experienced the Vietnam war.. May the Lord hold you in a special place in his heart and soul forever!!!!! ... you have my blessings always and i pray the world learns to forgive what they do not understand or never experienced before.. 💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊👼

Welcme home and thank you for your service!!

God bless her.

Thank You!!! as well as the other NURSE'S, you all ment so much to all of us. If you are reading this and were not there " It ain't about NOTHING". Please See the dedication page in the Boo "All Quiet On The Western Front, about WWI" the trusest word.! This is Dedicated to the VICTOMS of WAR , The survivers. Thanks Again LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brought tears to my eyes Nam 71/72

Respect! Such a powerful speaker.

God bless love you all !!

Loved hearing that! What a healing...🙋❤️🇺🇸🛐🗽

My first tour 65-66, I was a patient at the 3d Field hospital. I was not wounded, but had a 102 fever. Not malaria, but called a fever of unknown Origen.

God bless you

All this conflgration of pain for unasking human beings. Mrs Meeks God in your heart. Welcome home.

This made Philip cry :'(

Nurses took great care of me twice under rough circum

"How are my men? Treat them first" said the Captain who died 4 hrs later...

God bless the nurses.

Our generation of veterans were treated like trash back home in America. None of the famous politicians, from Mrs. LBJ to Nixon to Reagan to Carter, even bothered to show up for the dedication of The Wall. The Legion and VFW, dominated by WW II vets, did nothing for Viet vets.

Welcome home My Sister

Thank you angel you safe my life . but the night mares continue . my Country is now being overrun . my wounds .

GOD Bless you!

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Welcome home "Angel" 🙏

GOD BLESS YOU EDIE, YOU ARE WHAT MADE FIGHTING A WAY SANE. THE LOVE THE MEDICAL STAFF GAVE SO UNSELFISHLY. AND MOST VOLUNTEERED TO BE THERE. I DID NOT SERVE IN VIETNAM, NOT SURE I COULD HAVE. BUT I DID SERVE IN THE DESERT. AGAINST THE ISIS ANIMALS. BUT BEING AN OFFICER I DID NOT SEE MUCH ACTION, BUT I SAW WHAT CAME OUT OF THE ACTION. GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS. AND THOSE WHO DID NOT MAKE IT HOME. REST IN PEACE. GOOD JOB SOLDIER.

People thought that the grunts we're the only ones who go PTSD wrong! Alot of these woman got it too

Precisely.

what a sad story.

it takes a very very special kind of women to do that kind of job !

Made this old man weep again-what happens when the Lord is not in the worlds hearts

Welcome Home!

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Mi respeto y admiracion a todas las enfermeras del mundo que son las que directamente están en todo momento están con el enfermo.a la enfermera militar mujer valiente

Apology accepted with gratitude. And I hope that my strong anti-war feelings did not send the wrong message. I DO appreciate all who serve and also especially the medical staff who save lives. My point is that this all would not be necessary if America was not led by warmongers who were making millions FROM war. In a broader sense, this is the MOST appropriate place to discuss war policy because these wondeful folks see the end result of unbridled warmongering.

The best wall

MY BOOTS A BROTHER 55 YEARS OUR LADY IN OUR HOUSE A BRO6HER MY WALK A TEAM A ( FATHER A War brother )

Would love to find Nancy Lepez (as I remember her name) a nurse who cared for me in either the 95th or 85th EVAC. I can't remember which. I was at both at different times.

THE VETERAN When you see veterans, what do you see People which would lay their life down for you or me. Can you image where they have been? What about what have they seen? Try to image being in a war In a country away real far. Being shot at day and night, Wondering what is being done is right. As we veterans looked at a bird in a tree; We think as the bird does, it is nice to be free. Remembrance of many other who believed as we. They fought and die to be free; for this is what they believe. They fought for freedom of country and man. Most who has their freedom don't understand. To have their freedom, people must fight and die And the nation's people should sometimes ask why. Let's not forget why we shall fight. Is the freedom we have, wrong, or right? We, Americans, take our freedom for granted everyday. We don't realize what had and has to be, to have freedom this way. We can thank the veteran; because he is the nation's minuteman Because he loves his country, freedom and he understand Why so many had to and will have to die When he goes to war, he doesn't ask why When ones become a veteran, they understand There is no different between colors, females, or man. When you are a veteran; everyone is the same, the only different is their name. Everyone depends on each other Everyone has or is a father and mother. Through training, with their tears, work, and blisters, Only then, in arms, they've become brothers and sisters When a veteran goes to war Whether it is near or away very far. He doesn't question the reason why He doesn't have time to or someone may die. Some comes from families of wealth Some comes from families of bad health Some are the best the nation has or had Others are the worst because they are or were bad. They are young, invincible and bold They never think of dying or becoming old. They know their life is uncertain no doubt They can be alive one second and the next check out. Some veterans, people don't understand, What they had to do to survive and becoming a man. They have been taught a hundred ways to kill or take a hill They know when taking a hill, it is killing or be kill. When they went or go on a mission, they took or will take orders They went, or will go wherever they told, over any border. They did or will do whatever it takes to get the job done; Veterans forms an un-match bond between each and everyone. Try to image going into battle In front of you five thousand enemy with ladder. Mortal fire hitting all around you, vibrating the ground. Your friends were hit by rifle fire and blown apart by mortal rounds Twenty-five was ordered to hold a hill. You know you can only do it if it’s God's will. You don't dare think of the odd against you. They are too many against you; you pray God is with you. You are cut-off and being without supplies and food for three days On the radio, your C.O. ask if you can hang on some way. When you say NO! you are told to dig in deep. The enemy has sewn death; now death, they are about to reap As you hear planes overhead To the pilots, you give your location The planes were sent for your protection. If they hadn't came then, a few minutes later, all would be dead. After everything is over; you come out and begin to cry You were thankful, you were out the way, as you look into the sky. Supported by Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force as they fly away You thank God to be alive this Christmas Day. Among your fellow veterans you start to walk, Some of them are dead and with the rest you talk. Although you have lost some of the best friend you ever had. Twenty of you were still alive, thing was not so bad. So, when you see a VETERAN; show them their due respect You know they has earned it, but; this they will not expect. Look at them in the eyes and give them a smile; And verbally thank them and God you didn't walk that mile. Vietnam; March 1969 - March 1970 William E. Reed M.Sgts. United States Air Force Retired Copyrighted Nov. 23, 1995 The Wall When I see the Viet Nam Veteran Wall; I can't help but to cry and even bawl As I remember my life's pathways; My emotions are moved from memories of yesterdays. Then; I was young and ever so bold, I never thought about becoming old. I went to war at the age of nineteen years, During that year, I grew into a man and cried many tears. People not being in a war can't possibly understand, What a young boy did while becoming a man? Today; I still ask myself many times, Why did so many of the nation's young had to die? When I see the wall; I stand proud and tall For only some have been where I've been, And only some have seen what I've seen. Some people think I'm odd because they don’t understand, The way I was raised and what I did while becoming a man. I did whatever I had to do to get the job done, Of seven men returning, I'm the last one. During the holidays, I try to remember the good times I've had, But, most of the time, my emotions become real sad. Saddened by the memories of those which died, Not really knowing the reason why. Saddened from the guilt of returning alive, When eighteen didn't out of twenty-five. The seven who returned feels the blame, Five of them came home mentally or physically lamed. To cope with where we had been, And try to forget what we have seen. Some can't forget what they did. Doing anything trying for the memories to be rid. So, when you see a veteran which has turned to drugs or drinking Try to see things as he does and think what he is thinking. Try to imagine his memories, and can you feel his pain. Can you imagine sleeping in a foot of cold mud and cold rain? Some have lost their usefulness, While others have become homeless. Some turn to drugs, while others took their lives. Some turn to GOD and took a godly wife. What was it all for? So big businesses could keep their doors open? Was it done to thin the population out? Whatever it was for, the reason I have often thought about.` I don’t think anyone on earth really understands, Why things happened and why war is the nature of man. I know one thing for sure, life is uncertain no doubt. You can be here for one second and the next checked out. With that thought in mind, I thank God from saving me from hell, For giving me a godly wife, for being one of two who is home well. You will take nothing for granted after being in war. You will appreciate what you have much more by far. Someday for a visit to The Wall, I will make a way to go. Maybe I'll find the answers I need to know. But until I do, or die, my memories will be with me, For I know this is what God has for me in my destiny. So when I see the mobile Vietnam Veteran's Wall, I'll think of all Veterans of all wars who have given their all. May they all be blessed from God above And receive God's grace through his love. Vietnam. March 1969 - March 1970 William E. Reed MSgt. United States Air Force Retired May 2, 1968-Aug.1, 1988 Copyrighted Nov. 23 1995

"It's ok to live".

does anyone know if Mary Meeks is still with us?

Wow! Just wow!!! American women are bad ass

Agent Orange killed some of my friends. Yeah , don’t worry it is safe! That is what they were told!

my walk a father to my lady our house our lady a father my tour m,y teaM MY BROTHER OUR WALL MY LADY HOME OUR BROTHERS

Some/lots of the men listed on the wall never return home. Because of the government abandoned them during the end of the vietnam war 1,205 POW/MIA to be exact were held back by NVA for war reparations that was promised by then president Nixon but he never fullfill that promised he and the government just left this brave men behind in southeast asia to rot. Nixon and Pentagon knew damn well during operation homecoming in 1973 when NVA release only 591 american POW/MIA that this was just partial. Nixon knew that this is not full accounting of all american POW/MIA. Nixon and the government basically committed an Enormous Crime!!!!!!!!