there were times when she herself was the star of the show, like this nurse, the first woman to land on bougainville. the umpire calls batter up, and the game is on, army versus army, as the nurses play the wax. ♪ this infield will never play in the polo grounds. but one of their patients might. [applause] off-duty for a while, some nurses strode through the streets and buildings of ancient cities. others preferred a round of golf. or a swim somewhere, if the weather was right. then it was always back to duty, back to the sick and wounded, back to the hospital, around which the life of an army nurse revolves. those patients scheduled for a trip back home for the final period of convalescence travel on a hospital ship as fully equipped as a stationary hospital. now as before, the army nurse stands by, ready to minister to every need. ♪ next stop, a debarkation hospital. then, a general hospital in the united states and complete recovery. and this is the end of the long chain of evacuation, the general hospital back home. here, the army nurse works patiently with her hands, her head, and her heart

there were times when she herself was the star of the show, like this nurse, the first woman to land on bougainville. the umpire calls batter up, and the game is on -- army versus army. this infield will never play in the polo grounds. but one of their patients might. [applause] off-duty for a while, some nurses strode through the streets and buildings of ancient cities. others preferred a round of golf. or a swim somewhere if the weather was right. then it was back to duty, back to the sick and wounded, back to the hospital, around which the army nurse revolves. those patients scheduled for a trip back home for the final period of convalescence, traveled on a hospital ship as fully equipped as a stationary hospital. now as before, the army nurse stands by, ready to minister to every need. next stop, a demarcation -- a debarcation hospital. then a general hospital in the united states and complete recovery. and this is the end of the long chain of evacuation, the general hospital back home. here, the army nurse works patiently with her hands, her head, and her heart. here, she gently guides men back