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-Feb. 2, 2005, marks the 104th anniversary of the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps.
-When the United States entered World War I in 1917, there were only 4,093 nurses on active duty. By November 1918, there were 21,460 Army nurses, with 10,000 serving overseas.
-When the United States entered World War II, fewer than 7,000 nurses were on active duty. By 1945, more than 57,000 Army Nurses were assigned to hospital ships and trains, flying ambulances, field hospitals, evacuation stations, and general hospitals at home and overseas.
-Army nurses cared for combat troops during the landing on Inchon; the advance across the 38th parallel into North Korea; the amphibious landing on the east coast of Korea; the drive toward the Yalu River; and the retreat to the 38th parallel. Throughout the Korean War, 540 Army nurses served on the embattled peninsula.
-In Vietnam, of the nearly 5,000 Army nurses who served in 44 hospitals, eight women made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.
-During Operation Desert Storm, approximately 2,200 nurses served in 44 hospitals.
-In 1983, they supported combat troops in Grenada; in 1989 in Panama; and in 1991 in the Middle East. Since December 1995, Army nurses have been deployed with medical units in support of NATO alliance troops in Haiti, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Kosovo. Nurses have continued to serve proudly during relief efforts following natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
-More than 2,000 nurses have served in the war on terrorism.
Source: Army Nurse Corps Historical Collection