This pandemic. The army nurse, soldier of mercy is a 1965 u. S. Army film celebrating the contributions of nurses from the American Revolution to the vietnam war. Youre watching reel america on American History tv. This is a story of military personnel, in the classical sense however its not a military story. It is a story of the army nurse, soldier of mercy. Im cheryl conway. I have a very special feeling about nurses. And nursing. To me nurse is a truly proud profession. The nurse is one of the few people in our society who measures success in terms of service and benefits to mankind rather than in the achievement of personal wealth and fame. The army nurse embodies the fine attributes of nurses every where and then add as few qualities of her own. She lives and works according to a simple code. Grant that i be worthy of the simple pledge of my profession and of those lives entrusted in my care. Help me offer hope and cheer to men in our country. Hope and cheer in the hearts of men.
Situation these nurses became pioneers in engineering and preventive medicine. The history of the Army Nurse Core in overseas fears is a story of patriotism and devotion to duty, a story that is usually lost in discussions of military maneuvers and spectacular victories. I suppose it is a quiet story, quiet. But it illustrates Human Capacity for nobility. In world war i, it grew from a meager 400 to a force of more than 21,000 nurses. They served with valor in new and dangerous situations, saving lives and bringing comfort to the sick and wounded. Gentlemen pushing bestowsed the recognition of the country on these soldiers of mercy who do their jobs so well. But some of them never saw the results of their devoted efforts. Between 1917 and 1918, 296 nurses lost their lives in the service of their country. The tradition cometed in world war ii when lit grew to 50,000. Eagerly they came to offer their services in what was to become the most savage struggle in history. They served with dis
The army and we are at the womens memorial in arlington cemetery. Its the only major memorial thats dedicated to women who served their country. We have over 3 million women who have worn the uniform of the United States. This memorial was dedicated in 1997. Over 40,000 people lined memorial avenue from the bridge to the memorial. Women from world war i through the current times in 1997. The memorial is on 4. 2 acres of park service land. Behind me, though, you can see the head stones of Arlington National cemetery and that surrounds the park service land. The memorial is composed of the Education Center, a court of valor, terrorists that has glass tablets with quotations about women and by women. Theres a pool where we have ceremonies on especially memorial day for women who have fallen. There is a line going from the Lincoln Memorial. You can see it as it comes up Memorial Drive with stones. As it goes through our memorial up to our fountain and through the memorial, there are black
We had an earlier accident with debris in lanes. For a time all lanes were shut down. Now youre backed up beyond high street for a twomile delay. Youre about 30 miles an hour at best. So 580 is green. It looks like its your best alternate. Thanks. New developments in the ceasefire between turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces doesnt appear to be working. Kurdish forces say a border town is being attacked by turkey this morning. The deal brokered by the Trump Administration was supposed to order the kurds to withdraw from a border town with turkey. But theres bipartisan backlash because Turkish Forces are allowed to st heres how the president defended the deal last night. It was unconventional what i did. I said theyll have to fight a little while. Sometimes you have to let them fight a little while. Then people find out how tough the fighting is. Sometimes you have to let them fight. Like two kids in a lot, you let them fight and pull them apart. The ceasefire is now coming under fire from
International space station. Why it took 35 years to happen. Finally. Its friday, october 18th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The kurds are very happy. Turkey is very happy. The United States is very happy. Reporter the president defends his ceasefire. Despite an agreement by turkey to temporarily halt the fighting in northeast syria, gunfire reportedly broke out overnight. Reporter White House Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney backtracking on his statement about quid pro quo with ukraine. Get over it. Theres going to be political influence in foreign policy. Next years g7 summit will be held at a florida resort owned by President Trump. It will be completely and totally unfuneral. Its a domestic of the domestic emoluments clause. The son of el chapo free after he was detained by mix Security Forces following hours of intense gunfire. In support of chinese prodemocracy supporters in hong kong has cost the nba millions. Our games are not back on the air in c