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Donald Whipple

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After the surrender, Donald Whipple's unit entered Sasebo, Japan, where they were tasked with rounding up and destroying military gear. As they sat and watched the bonfires, children came up and made fast friends. The unit moved to Nagasaki, where the soldiers marveled at the devastation. (Provided by LifeCairn, Inc.) (4:03)

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As Donald Whipple walked guard duty in postwar Japan, he could hear the mothers and the babies wailing and crying in the adjacent refugee camp as a lonesome train whistle blew. To this day, when he hears a train whistle, he is taken back in his mind to that sad place and time. (Provided by LifeCairn, Inc.) (2:06)

Donna Lowery

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After she graduated, Donna Lowery joined the Army in 1965 with no sense of the conflict in Vietnam. After getting orders to deploy, she landed in Bien Hoa and had to adjust quickly to what she found there. (7:52)

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Donna Lowery learned how to live around base and take advantage of the surroundings. Rules were strict but they managed to still find time for some fun. (6:45)

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Deciding to re-enlist after Vietnam, Donna Lowery deployed to Germany where she had a nice deployment there and found readjusting to post-war life easy. She ended up spending 26 years in the military and retired a sergeant major. Donna also has some thoughts on the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington D.C. (4:17)

Dorothy Bacon

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Mrs. Bacon discusses her duties as a U.S. Army nurse while serving in England. (2:37)

Dorothy Managan

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Dorothy Managan was at nursing school when the news came about the attack on Pearl Harbor. That made her even more determined and, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps while still at school. (5:13)

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It was early in 1945 when Dorothy Managan went to Fort Dix to begin her training for the US Army Nurse Corps. She enjoyed trips into New York City to see plays and musicals. The next stop was Fort Lewis, where they decided she was going to be an instructor for the newer recruits. (3:55)

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When Dorothy Managan was a nursing instructor at Fort Lewis, she was surprised one Sunday morning to find MP's milling about the church. There was a very important visitor for that morning's service. When the war ended, she was assigned to tend to returning American POW's. She considered it an honor. (5:37)

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After the end of the war, Dorothy Managan decided to pursue a nursing degree instead of remaining in the US Army Nurse Corps. She hitched rides on Army planes to Fort Dix for her discharge, and then went back to college. (2:59)