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Amazing Lady. She went on to become a Doctor and practiced in my hometown of Chesnee, South Carolina. This.lady looks AMAZING to be 79 years old. She is now retired.

The nurses at the 95th were wonderful. I remember the one who was at my side outside the operating room, waiting for my "turn." She kept saying that I had been in a helicopter crash and that I would be ok. That was on the night of Aug 7, 1970 and the H-46 I was piloting was shot down while attempting a medivac for three marines. My wingman came down and took me and my medivacs to the 95th. I stayed there about a week while my broken bones healed a bit before I was flown to Japan and eventually USA. But for as long as I live I will never forget the care I got there at China Beach. Bless you MaryAnne and all our fellow nurses and doctors.

Beautiful then, beautiful now. WOW! Thank you forever.

My son voluntarily joined the Army at age 19 and served in Iraq with the 82nd all of 2007 during "the surge." He returned unharmed (physically) but will never be quite the same either. Like so many of us, he saw and experienced too much. That said, he is doing well now. God bless us all.

This lady is priceless. What a moving narrative of service to the soldiers over there. May God bless her.

Proud to sponsor Maryanne Stoeppler! I welcome her home and thank her for her service! She’s beautiful! Thank you, Larry, for keeping history alive and include “her”stories in your series. God bless you!

Too often when we think about the subject of war, we are too prone to forget the incredible service our nurses provided to the wounded, even the saving of lives after the battle field. Thank you for serving and thank you for still caring!

Your service to this country is highly commendable and so appreciated. The wounded young soldier so needed your nursing care and support. You helped more than you could ever know, God Bless you. Sorry about your fiance.

for those wondering, 1LT Glenn, Ford is honored on panel 36W, line 47 of the wall.

As a nurse of 45 years,I really enjoyed her stories,she’s a hoot

I was a young officer who was cared for in the 95th three different times. May God bless those nurses and doctors who cared for us. Special people!

I was a 0311 Grunt Rifleman With H-co 2/5 , later a Scout/Sniper Hq-co 5th Marines Vietnam 1968/69. I was at both 1st Med, when I was wounded, & NSA when I got Malaria. I still remember the great nurses we had at those hospitals in Da Nang. I also remember the Night, I believe in February 1969 in the Ammo dump blew up in Da Nang, I was about 20 miles southwest of Da Nang, at Liberty 🗽 bridge. To the west our 5th Marines Ammo dump had been blown up which was about 8 miles to the west, and large flames and shock waves could be seen coming from Da Nang.

What a beautiful person, thank you so much for doing these videos. I'm a son of a Vietnam vet who has passed and the stories help me feel closer to my dad.

What a remarkable lady. You can hear the tenderness and the strength in her voice. Really enjoyed her stories. Thank you for your service Maryanne.

I was in Vietnam in 69-70 and thank all the volunteers be they nurses, donut dollies, the Bob Hope Group and many other groups who entertained many who were drafted or enlisted and ordered to Vietnam. Your services were greatly appreciated. I saw only one show by the group that sung "Green Green" song--not remebering the name of the group at the moment. All of us needed those events as it allowed the military members a diversion from the events of the war.

I was at Naval Support Activities at Da Nang from 69-70. The hospital that she was at was always getting hit with rocket attack's . A ARVN ammo dump exploded shortly after I got there. I was probably 5 miles from it....the shock wave was unbelievable. Welcome home Maryanne.

Thank you Maryanne for your service tp so many!

Brave people both men and women. These documentaries make justice to all of them who gave their youth and life serving their country. God bless everyone and give peace to the ones who lost their life in this war.

You are good woman. This is an example of duty.

Passed through there 1968, thanks.

Great oral history, and very interesting young woman's perspective. Brave, young, talented and absolutely hardworking. I am glad she was able to experience her son not being drafted. I am grateful for her service in the 95th Evac 🇺🇲 and her beautiful heart.

Thank you Maryanne for your service!

I have served since the early 70's in the navy, so I was deployed on a ship in the Atlantic ocean. I did go to Desert Storm, got there right after the 100 day war. We were always going crazy with work long hours and doing 6.5 days per week. Had to take 6 hours off on Sunday afternoons. Well that not never worked, most of us worked. I got back injury, most likely moving equipment from one space to another and back again. The doctors were great gave me drugs. My back was getting worse, so I got a medivac flight from Saudi to Germany, then to Texas. Very long and hurt my back even more. I thank all of the medical folks for taking care of me. Also, the Army was good they got me to the doctors, etc to get treatment/meds. These nurses and medics were awesome and thank them for their service. Hope everyone is well.

I have such admiration for you, MaryAnne. Excellent interview. Thank you!🇺🇸

This is awesome. I have tears in my eyes every time she chokes up. Bless her!

Maryanne, I look into your eyes and I see kindness, endurance, love, and maybe a little of the pain you endured. You inspire me. Thank you.

Thank you Maryanne for your kind heart and special story. You are a special nurse. You are what kept us going. Your a special person. God bless you. I was U.S Army 1st Logistical Command , Qui Nhon II Corp area. October 68-October 69.

What a wonderful and accomplished lady. I was at Danang 69-70 with the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing. Got there the week after the Ammo Dump blew up. Was there for many rocket attacks from out beyond Freedom Hill. Was there when the EC-121 crashed on the runway. Rough times and good times all jumbled up together. When our country goes to war and only the military are affected it can be a formula for failure. For the vast majority of the population the war is only a five minute blurb on the evening news and their lives are unaffected. WWII was totally different as Maryanne says. God bless you Maryanne. Thanks for all you did over there and Welcome Home.

I want to thank you you so much.i love all the vet from that crazy war . The vets give everything and we're forget when they got home .untill now . I grew up seeing what my uncle had to deal with. So I have 1000% respect for all over them.

I was at Nha Trang; Next door to an Army Field Hospital; I had AB Negative Blood; I was very popular with That Hospital!!! I only wish I had done more...

Thank you for your service. God bless!

I have a good friend who was a nurse in Nam and she seldom talks about it. But when she did she has that stare and it I guess explains everything. It was a useless war and these people went so far to help the broken soldiers and all I could do was to hug her and say Thank You. Thank You…

Priceless lady - great interview- very compassionate and forthright

Maryenne she's was the most beautiful youngest Nurse in US Military came to Southern Vietnam War Against VC in the last 20th century..and Over 50 years now Maryenne still look so young and she's Beautiful and talking so lovely Hopefully Maryenne always.. Healthy and Beautiful forever Love You all Nurses Serviced in Vietnam war ..but don't forgot Vietnam.. now Vietnam So Beautiful and something changed a lots..I did came back last year on October 2023..in Đà Nẵng and HCM.. CT..

I was in Vietnam in 1969, 2/4 Marines 3rd Marine Div. I was an 0311 (Infantry). Im 74 years old, nobody, not even my family ever asked me about my experience in VN. Ive been places and seen thing that I was sure God wasn't nowhere around...

One very tough and awesome lady.

I’m an Aussie. Thank you for your service ma’am. This is a great story, well told. And I agree with her, war should be avoided at all costs.

Maryanne thank you so much for telling your story of your time in Vietnam as a nurse..To often we forget this war owes a lot to all the women who served our country in the Vietnam conflict..These stories are so gripping..Maryanne thank you for your service to our Country..We owe all our freedoms to these very people regardless of anyone’s political beliefs for being in war or not..

What a beautiful lady. Thanks for the upload.

God bless you.

Thank You for your Service 🇺🇸 My husband and Uncles were there in Vietnam. I can remember watching the news with my grandparents every night, we were so happy when my Uncles came home ❤️ My dad was in Korea and was shot two different times 💜💜. He could not watch MASH his PTSD really affected him. Back then they didn't get as much mental health help. My dad was also at Fort Ord🇺🇸

You are wonderful, Mary Anne. I am German, but I share the same last name with you. My paternal's grandmother's name was Anne, too.

Wow, what a great story and what a wonderful person. Thank you for your service.

Thank you for your service.

Maryanne I really appreciate your confusion regarding the war. I, too, have spent 50 years trying to justify and identify my feelings. I have read all of Bernard Fall’s books as well as many others trying to gain insight into my jumbled feelings. Thanks for remembering and telling your story. You made me tear up a few times and your confusion has reinforced me and helped me to understand myself better. I was in ll corps for a year.

Glad you made it home Mary Anne, hope you are well. Beautiful then, beautiful now.

another wonderful interview and a wonderful Woman.....my she be blessed....thank you Larry....

God Bless You Ma'am. I was in but didn't get sent. Thank You so much. 🥰🇺🇸⚓

Thanks for your service!

Thank you.

I could listen to her for as long as she wanted to talk about it

Wow, what an incredible person you are MaryAnne. You are an inspiration for some of us to carry on. I know for a fact that you and other nurses touched the lives and spirits of so many, in a positive way, with your compassion. Thank you for all you did. 🥰

What those eyes have seen & heart has felt

I’ve never made a personal comment but I gotta say….she was a very attractive younger nurse, and still is. WOW!

God bless you for your service and all of your military family. My father served in the Army Air Force WWII. I do appreciate all that you did to preserve our freedom. Thank you.

God bless these heroes who were there when we needed them. Welcome home ma’am. Well done!

Unique life experience that only a few will have lived. It is special and the ones are special. Hope I said this right

The nurses in Vietnam were wonderful.

God bless all these women who went there

Ty

Wonderful Story...thank you for your Sacrifice and Service. You were needed by SO MANY young wounded Americans. You made a huge contribution. We are all grateful for your dedication. God Bless You.....

Thank you so much for your service. As a nurse that was deployed to Afghanistan, I agree with so much that you said.

Thank you for your service

Wow! What a lady! Thank you!

What a great woman. Thank you for this.

I understood exactly what she meant. Loved this story. Very glad this channel was recommended to me by youtube. Great job. On to the next video!

Amazing woman, Thank you for my freedom and Welcome Home

Thank you for your service Mary !

God Bless you. Thanks seems so inadequate and so insufficient for your service and sacrifice but I’m so grateful for your contributions. You are a wonderful human being. I am so appreciative of humans like you!

God Bless You MA’AM !

What a lovely lady.

Thank you MarryAnne Stoeppler for your service. You have touched and saved many lives. It is the young who fight the wars and suffer for our freedom. They should be respected and appreciated. Unfortunately politics get involved for good or evil at the cost of our young people who answer the call for their country.

Made me smile..

I was in the US Navy as an enlisted 3rd Class Engineman keeping Fire Fighting boats and spent 12 months to the day summer 1968 to 1969. I remember the tremendous ammo dump at the NaNang US Airforce and Marine air bases and the two to three days of ground shanking shock waves and lighting up the night with balls of fire.

Great interview. She was quite candid. Excellent insight into the experience of patients and nurses behind the lines as well as at home. I think she leaves it to others to decide in their minds if it was “worth it” or not. She laid out the cost.

God love you,you are beautiful inside and out . Thank you for your service . 🙏

thank you da nang 1968

Another EXCELLENT EXCELLENT interview, but usually I cry at the end of the interview not the beginning 😢

Thank you for your Service, Maryanne Stoeppler, Nurse, Vietnam! Thank you Mr Larry!! Happy Thanksgiving, Enjoy!!

The same thing happened to me. I was in the US Army and stationed at Homestead AFB in Florida. A great assignment. I had less than a year left in the service and received orders for Turkey. Turkey was a 12 month tour of duty. I reminded them that I wouldn’t be able to complete a full tour. The answer was that you are going anyway. I served my last 10 months in Turkey.

Thank you, Mrs. Stoeppler for your service. I wish you well. Larry, your documentaries are very powerful. I can only speak for that I have a deeper appreciation of the men and women who served in Vietnam. It affirms the fact that the U.S. soldiers treated us with love and dignity. I witnessed their acts of kindness. ❤JN

Amazing video thank you ma’am for your service to our country

The American Military won the Vietnam war, that is a fact, but it was the American politician from the president down over, who lost the Vietnam war, Fact. God bless you all.

She's a beautiful woman and a hero. Thank you for your service.

Thank you. You are an angel in uniform.

Thank you for your service. You are quite a woman. God bless.

You. Are. So. Right. About. War. No. More. War. Like. Vietnam. And. The. Middle. East.

What a beautiful person.

This is the first interview where, the interviewer tried too hard to dance around offending her, and his questions got lost. He wanted to ask her about her general feelings about the war, without questioning her patriotism. And, that was never really answered. *I’m not sure what she meant by saying “She’s not a “flag waiver’. But, I’d LIKE to think that she was against the Vietnam war, for obvious reasons, but she’s still proud of her country, and the direct services she provided*. Another outstanding interview.

What a beautiful , wonderful lady...how inspiring !!! Bless her and all !

Thanks for your story. I respect you for all you have done for them. Thanks .

Thank you for your service! Your were & still are beautiful!

Her picture from back then reminds me of a nurse I dated while being an enlisted medic in the USAF. She was right about glass bottles and plastic IV bags because we were still trying to get rid of "almost" outdated glass containers in 1973-74 in a state side military hospitals.

What a great interview! May God Bless Maryann, and the wonderful folks like her. Larry, thank you!

God bless

As a cop guarding a prisoner that was in the hospital (ICU), I spent the better part of 2 shifts talking to the Head Nurse that was the first Army Nurse in Vietnam that was authorized to fly medivac flights in combat zones, provide better medical care, and help develop triage in flight. It was the basis for our civilian Life Flight programs in the States today.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May God Bless You Sir.

God bless you and thanks for your service.

TY Maryann for your Service!