Scope and Contents

Approximately half a linear foot of Army handbooks, base guides, military administrative documents, brochures, clippings, and photographs document Patricia Bryant's service in Vietnam (1967-1968) in the United States Army as a nurse in Qui Nhon, first with the 67th Evacuation Hospital and later with the 85th Evacuation Hospital. The collection also contains material about the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project.

Biographical / Historical

Patricia Bryant was an Army nurse in Qui Nhon, assigned first to the 67th Evacuation Hospital in February 1967. After going back to the U.S. on emergency leave, she returned to Qui Nhon to finish her tour with the 85th Evacuation Hospital. She completed her Army service at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. She joined the National Guard and retired as a Colonel in 1991.