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Donut Dollies
Echoes of the Vietnam War
English - February 16, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsHistory Society & Culture 1950s 1960s 1970s the wall vietnam era vietnam veterans memorial vietnam war war Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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American Red Cross volunteers known as “Donut Dollies” were often called in to visit a unit after it had been experienced intense fighting and had suffered heavy casualties. Why would any twenty-something, college-educated woman volunteer to work in a war zone halfway around the world? In this episode, Peggy Kelly shares her personal reasons and talks about how that experience shaped the rest of her life.