Vietnam War Gender Role

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According to Vietnow.com, most women were happy to come home to their families, friends, and normal lives. Many female nurses returned to their civilian lives after their time in the Vietnam War was served. Some women stayed in the military, who found it to be their passion. The women were shocked at how different their lives were from the War. Women were well respected and treated equally with men. They had gained power and created authority over in Vietnam. When they returned home, they realized it wasn’t the case. The gender roles of females had been so greatly changed while the U.S. was in Vietnam, that women found it hard to transition back to just being the “cooking and cleaning lady”. Nothing had changed in the United States, when everything had changed in Vietnam (Kindrick, Joel). A study revealed that women who served in the military during the Vietnam War who had a strong support group, suffered fewer psychological problems and stress (Leon, Gloria R.). Annie Graham had a great support group when she returned home. “The inability or lack of …show more content…

Annie Ruth Graham served as a strong, independent, and powerful woman. When the War needed her service, she put her own life on hold, and went to the aid of others (Kindrick, Joel). “Lieutenant Colonel Graham distinguished herself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service during the period November 1967 to August 1968 while serving as Chief, Nursing Service, 91st Evacuation Hospital, 43rd Medical Group, 44th medical Brigade in the Republic of Vietnam” (“Annie Ruth Graham”). Annie was very good at what she did, and the people around her in the War noticed it as well. If Annie Ruth Graham, along with many other nurses, hadn’t been apart of the Vietnam War, many American and Vietnamese soldiers wouldn’t have

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