“That was the most important thing [to learn]: They weren’t alone in feeling guilty about not saving everybody.” (Audio Interview, 17:33)

Nan Borg

Nan Borg in uniform [1990] War: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Branch: Army Nurse Corps Unit: 24th Evacuation Hospital; Brooke Army Medical Center; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; 121st Evacuation Hospital; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Madigan Army Medical Center Service Location: Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Seoul, Korea; Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington; Vietnam; Washington, DC; Denver, Colorado Rank: Colonel Place of Birth: ND

Nan Borg was teaching nursing in Minot, North Dakota in 1961 when she decided to join the Army Reserves. A year later, she went on active duty and continued to serve until 1989. In 1964, she was assigned to an evacuation hospital in Korea, her introduction to intensive care, which became her specialty. She served in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971, where she counseled junior officers, teaching them to deal with issues of death and dying.