“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
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Notes:
- Helen was a nurse from Pennsylvania during WWI. She died on Jan. 8, 1918 while on duty.
“Helen Fairchild: ‘We all live in tents and wade…” Sources: “Army Nurse’s Letters Draw Attention to Corps During World War I.” American Military History, https://www.military.com/history/army-nurse-helen-fairchild.html
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