Bette Horstman: Leading Physical Therapy for Vets
marc.zarefsky2021-10-01T21:29:52-05:002nd Lieutenant Bette Horstman served as a physical therapist in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the Pacific during World War II.
Priscilla ‘Kris’ Artz: Once You Serve, You Keep on Serving
marc.zarefsky2021-10-01T21:20:13-05:00Growing up in Iowa, Kris Artz read books about flying. After high school, she knew she wanted to move on from working at a local grocery.
Jane Moyers: “Craps” as a Recovery Method
marc.zarefsky2021-10-01T12:02:19-05:00When Jane Moyers graduated from Madonna High School, she was already determined to pursue a career in nursing.
Carol Macola: An Internal Desire to Serve
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:55:04-05:00While growing up in Chicago, Carol saw her brother head off to Vietnam. She too wanted to enlist and do her part to serve her country.
Ervine Cunningham Clay: Military Life in the Fifties
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:37:19-05:00Ervine Clay’s mother never dreamed the baby girl born on Christmas Eve in 1929 would someday become a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps.
Donna Glielmi: A Data Systems Technician
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:25:00-05:00When Donna Glielmi and her fraternal twin sister were born in Chicago in 1955, her mother hadn’t known that she was pregnant with twins.
Carol Stegall: Helping People and Animals with the Same Passion
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:17:50-05:00Carol Stegall wanted to be a vet but knew she couldn’t afford the extra years of school, so her second choice became her lifelong work.
Lane Knox: Jet Engine Mechanic
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:12:14-05:00The interview with Lane Knox began with her saying quietly, “I don’t understand why you’re interviewing me. I’m not that interesting.”
Mary Arvidson: 30 Years of Intelligence Work
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:08:33-05:00With her good high school grades, Mary Arvidson was assigned to become a Traffic Analyst, tracking radio signals from foreign military units.
Eileen Hands: Nursing in three countries
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:03:24-05:00U.S. Army Nurse Corps Korean War Burr [...]
Betty Lou Paps: Challenges of Being a Flight Nurse
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:00:17-05:00With a lifetime of memories from work, family, travel, and service, Betty Lou Paps reminds us that “there's always something to learn.”