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Helen Fairchild: “We all live in tents and wade…

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Historical Snapshots
Helen Fairchild

“We all live in tents and wade through mud to and from the operating room where we stand in mud higher than our ankles.”

— Helen Fairchild

Helen was a nurse from Pennsylvania during WWI. She died on Jan. 8, 1918 while on duty.

Source: https://www.military.com/history/army-nurse-helen-fairchild.html

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