Sharon Ann Lane: The Only Female Nurse Killed by Enemy Fire in Vietnam War
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By Matt Fratus | December 09, 2021
Army 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane, a nurse from the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, was mortally wounded by enemy rocket fire only one month shy of her 26th birthday.
The enthusiastic and compassionate medical professional often signed her letters “see you sooner.” She wrote home just days before her death, assuring her parents that she was safe from the worst of combat.
“Still very quiet around here,” she wrote, “haven’t gotten mortared in a couple of weeks now.”
Lane was the only American female nurse who died from direct enemy fire during the Vietnam War. Seven other female nurses died during the war from accidents or illnesses. Despite Lane’s untimely death, she certainly had a positive impact on the soldiers and civilians she treated.
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