Julia M. Grabner Haskell's guest appearances

Julia M. Grabner Haskell

Veterans History Project

Gary Sinise

Chuck Hagel

Peter Young

Paul Alexander

Roger Dean

Rhonda Cornum

Marion Anna Steinhilber

Arthur Guerrero

James Dorris

Donald Patrick Finn

Cookie Avvampato

Norman Ikari

Max Cleland

Bertran Wallace

Larry Schwab

OwlTail

In 1968, as the Vietnam War became a flash point of controversy for many young Americans, 23-year-old Julia Grabner enlisted in the Army simply because she saw a need for nurses. In her interview, she’s honest about the intensity of her duty experiences: treating GI casualties as well as Vietnamese villagers, and the hard partying with her “big brother” comrades that helped relieve the stress of her 72-hour work weeks. Grabner didn’t leave the lessons of her experiences behind; she has worked with veteran support groups and to educate young people about the aftershocks of war.