Vietnam nurse Edie Meeks on life after service

November 07, 2025 00:30:53
Vietnam nurse Edie Meeks on life after service
51 Percent
Vietnam nurse Edie Meeks on life after service

Nov 07 2025 | 00:30:53

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Show Notes

On this week's 51%, we recognize Veterans Day and speak with Edie Meeks, a veteran of the Army Nurse Corp who was one of roughly 10,000 nurses to serve in the Vietnam War. From 1968 to 1969, Meeks worked in the Intensive Care Units of the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon and the 71st Evac Hospital in Pleiku. Now 81, Meeks shares memories of her service — and her struggle to adjust after coming home — in an upcoming episode of the PBS series After Action.

Guest: Edie Meeks, veteran of the Army Nurses Corp featured on PBS' After Action

51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. Jesse King is our producer and host. Our associate producer is Madeleine Reynolds, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. This episode also contains the track "Dark Times" by Jangwa.

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