It was 1944, and a young blond nurse from Minnesota was caring for wounded soldiers at Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver, Colo. She kept a scrapbook...
Our own Marion, whose skills and gentleness as a nurse led many a wounded young soldier to write her a note or poem or to sketch a picture. She kept many of them in her scrapbook.
Among the wounded in Marion's ward were a number of young Japanese-American soldiers. She kept this newspaper story about them along with a note about getting to know them and several photos of them (click on the story to make it legible). All her life, Marion shunned racism and stereotypes, serving as a model to us all.
While at the Denver hospital, Marion met, "conversed with" and shook hands with Helen Keller, according to her scrapbook notes. She kept this newspaper clipping.
Our own Marion, whose skills and gentleness as a nurse led many a wounded young soldier to write her a note or poem or to sketch a picture. She kept many of them in her scrapbook.
Among the wounded in Marion's ward were a number of young Japanese-American soldiers. She kept this newspaper story about them along with a note about getting to know them and several photos of them (click on the story to make it legible). All her life, Marion shunned racism and stereotypes, serving as a model to us all.
While at the Denver hospital, Marion met, "conversed with" and shook hands with Helen Keller, according to her scrapbook notes. She kept this newspaper clipping.
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