5:00 pm Reception  |  6:00 pm Presentation and Q&A  |  7:00 pm Book Signing

In partnership with the LSU Health School of Nursing

In the fall of 1941, the Philippines was a gardenia-scented paradise for the American Army and Navy nurses stationed there. War was a distant rumor; life was a routine of easy shifts and dinners under the stars. That all changed December 8, as Japanese bombs began raining down on American bases in Luzon, and this paradise became a fiery hell. Caught in the raging battle, the nurses set up field hospitals in the jungles of Bataan and the tunnels of Corregidor, where they tended to the most devastating injuries of war and suffered the terrors of shells and shrapnel.

Join us September 1 to hear author Elizabeth M. Norman, PhD, who penned We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan, tell these brave women's stories. After their heroics, the nurses were herded into internment camps where they would endure three years of fear, brutality, and starvation. Once liberated, they returned to an America that at first celebrated them, but later refused to honor their leaders with the medals they clearly deserved.

The lecture will be presented in conjunction with the LSU Health School of Nursing, and Registered Nurse participants will earn 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education.

This program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Ensure your spot by RSVPing online now!

To RSVP over the phone, call 504-528-1944 x 412.

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