The Red Cross Girls Panel
Bringing a Touch of Home
During the Vietnam War, 627 young American women served on the front lines in the American Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Overseas Program, bringing a touch of home to the combat zone.
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Featured Veterans Story
Joyce Denke
Red Cross
As Vietnam “Donut Dolly,” Joyce Denke went to Vietnam to look for a man she had loved and lost – and soon realized that he was everywhere.
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Learn More About the 3417 Project
The Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument stands as a permanent honor to all Texans who served in the Vietnam War – and as a permanent memorial to the 3,417 Texans who never came home. This memorial is be made through The 3417 Project, which individually honors each Texan who died in the Vietnam War.
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