Women in the Military
Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?
Season 1, Episode 2
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TV-PG, 01-Jun-2018
Directed by Eliciana Nascimento
Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during World War I before dying on the front lines.
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Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art
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Pam Roark: Iraq War Nurse
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