Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?

Most soldiers' letters from the front shade the horrors of war; hers shone a light on them.

Documentary War
12 min     0     2018     US

Overview

Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during World War I before dying on the front lines.

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