By Elizabeth Norman
Not all who served in World War II carried weapons. Elizabeth Norman writes about a group of incredibly brave and dedicated nurses serving in Bataan and Corregidor. While these nurses weren't actually in combat, they experienced horrible conditions working in makeshift hospitals and lacking basic medicines and equipment. These 70 or so nurses (10 navy, the rest serving in the army) were eventually captured by Japanese soldiers and taken prisoner in the San Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. Despite worsening conditions, they continued to nurse, but were often so weak, due to starvation and illness, that they could hardly stand up. Though all survived, all were forever moved by their wartime service and felt the most difficult part of their experience was having to leave their patients, not knowing if they would be cared for, when they were evacuated. Written compassionately by a fellow nurse.
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