The Incredible Story Of The U.S. Military’s First Female General
by hunter_stuart, 7 years ago |
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Anna Mae Hays served in 3 wars, pioneered women’s rights and saved countless lives.
Thirty years as a combat nurse gave Anna Mae Hays more than a few stories to tell. During the Korean War, she helped build the first military hospital in the city of Incheon, where US-led forces pummeled the North Korean army in 1950. During WWII, she treated wounded soldiers in hospitals in India that were so primitive, the floors were made of dirt and jackals would run through the nurses’ quarters.



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