This was the age of traditional armies; political correctness had not taken hold of armies back then; the communists used females to man anti-aircraft sites (AAA sites) in North Vietnam while their men marched south to fight. They used women to carry supplies, administer medical support, and repair support. US and allied armies utilized females primarily in the medical fields. In US organizations, US females were always VOLUNTEERS.
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US Civil War, Spanish-American War, WW1, WW2, the Korean War, Vietnam War, only men fought wars. US Military women were part of the US Army's WAC's (Women's Army Corps); US Marines WM (Women Marines), US Air Force WAF's (Women in the Air Force), and the US Navy's WAVE's (Women Allowed Voluntary Emergency).
About 11,000 women served in Vietnam. Eight were killed and they were all nurses, seven from the Army and one from the Air Force.
Eight US Military Nurses died in Vietnam: 7 from accidents, 1 from a communist rocket, when it struck her medical facility.
As in WW2 and the Korean War, Women primarily served as nurses during the Vietnam War.
The statue represents the US Military Nurses that served in the Vietnam War. The roles of women during the Vietnam War, were the same as portrayed during the Korean War (see films: MASH), WWII, and World War I.
He was probably too young to have fought in the war.
8 US Nurses died in Vietnam, all but one from accidents.
The Women's Army Corps was a place where women could serve during World War II.
No women didn't serve in the military on either side. There were women who were nurses and one or two disguised themselves as men and fought.