This pandemic. The army nurse, soldier of mercy is a 1965 u. S. Army film celebrating the contributions of nurses from the American Revolution to the vietnam war. Youre watching reel america on American History tv. This is a story of military personnel, in the classical sense however its not a military story. It is a story of the army nurse, soldier of mercy. Im cheryl conway. I have a very special feeling about nurses. And nursing. To me nurse is a truly proud profession. The nurse is one of the few people in our society who measures success in terms of service and benefits to mankind rather than in the achievement of personal wealth and fame. The army nurse embodies the fine attributes of nurses every where and then add as few qualities of her own. She lives and works according to a simple code. Grant that i be worthy of the simple pledge of my profession and of those lives entrusted in my care. Help me offer hope and cheer to men in our country. Hope and cheer in the hearts of men.
Situation these nurses became pioneers in engineering and preventive medicine. The history of the Army Nurse Core in overseas fears is a story of patriotism and devotion to duty, a story that is usually lost in discussions of military maneuvers and spectacular victories. I suppose it is a quiet story, quiet. But it illustrates Human Capacity for nobility. In world war i, it grew from a meager 400 to a force of more than 21,000 nurses. They served with valor in new and dangerous situations, saving lives and bringing comfort to the sick and wounded. Gentlemen pushing bestowsed the recognition of the country on these soldiers of mercy who do their jobs so well. But some of them never saw the results of their devoted efforts. Between 1917 and 1918, 296 nurses lost their lives in the service of their country. The tradition cometed in world war ii when lit grew to 50,000. Eagerly they came to offer their services in what was to become the most savage struggle in history. They served with dis
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. On the east coast. And tonight, the coronavirus surging across the country, especially in california, texas and florida. At least 35 states seeing an increase in cases. The death toll in the u. S. From the virus now more than 135,000. California reporting more than 8,000 cases today. The virus is so bad there that the governor, gavin newsom, is ordering indoor restaurants as well as bars, wineries and movie theaters to close. Heres what florida is reporting. 27,000 cases in just the last two days. Including more than 15,000 on sunday alone. Dr. Anthony fauci saying this today. Here it is. Its happened. You know, your worst nightmare. The perfect storm. It is truly historic. We havent even begun to see the end of it yet. And while dr. Fauci continues to level with the American People about the dangerous spread of the coronavirus, the white house is now actively trying to undercut and discredit him. Lets discuss now. Cnns White House Corresp
To icus. Some of americas biggest cities in the throes of mayhem tell the fed get out. Weeks of chaos and destruction in portland and now the left is accusing federal authorities of kidnapping protesters. We will separate fact from fiction. The president sounding off about what is happening in those cities in his coronavirus response. We have a preview, the very latest on the president s law and order strategy with White House Correspondent kevin cork. In a wideranging interview sets to broadcast in the morning Chris Wallace challenged the president about this claim it is productive opponent in november, joe biden wants to defund the police. In new york, in chicago, shootings. How do you explain it and what are you going to do about it . The democrat run cities, liberal iran, stupidly one. Liberal democrats been running cities in this country for decades. Why is it so bad right now . They have run them poorly. It was always bad, now it has gone totally out of control it is because they
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