03198nam 2200661 a 450 991081333030332120230725032525.01-283-39506-197866133950611-57441-441-0(CKB)2670000000138684(EBL)826396(OCoLC)769342966(SSID)ssj0000575797(PQKBManifestationID)11965897(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000575797(PQKBWorkID)10553788(PQKB)10628985(MiAaPQ)EBC826396(OCoLC)773475309(MdBmJHUP)muse15264(Au-PeEL)EBL826396(CaPaEBR)ebr10521968(CaONFJC)MIL339506(EXLCZ)99267000000013868420110705d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDonut Dolly[electronic resource] an American Red Cross girl's war in Vietnam /by Joann Puffer Kotcher1st ed.Denton, Tex. University of North Texas Pressc20111 online resource (369 p.)Number 6 in the North Texas military biography and memoir seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57441-324-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.The early years -- Arrival and An Khe -- A blacked-out runway -- A disguise to fool a sniper -- Hot landing zone -- Dong Ba Thin -- Poison booth at the carnival -- Di An -- Bring a case of beer -- A veteran under the desk -- Bien Hoa and the voyage home -- Rabies -- Ambush in the delta -- The cigarette in the rain -- The long, confusing trip home -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: let us remember -- Appendix 2: some questions answered -- Appendix 3: whatever happened to?.Donut Dolly puts you in the Vietnam War face down in the dirt under a sniper attack, inside a helicopter being struck by lightning, at dinner next to a commanding general, and slogging through the mud along a line of foxholes. You see the war through the eyes of one of the first women officially allowed in the combat zone as a civilian noncombatant. Joann Puffer Kotcher is faced with life or death decisions. In Vietnam, she visited troops from the Central Highlands to the Mekong Delta, from the South China Sea to the Cambodian border. At four duty stations, she set up recreation centers and maNorth Texas military biography and memoir series ;no. 6.Vietnam War, 1961-1975War workRed CrossVietnam War, 1961-1975WomenUnited StatesBiographyVietnam War, 1961-1975Personal narratives, AmericanVietnam War, 1961-1975War workRed Cross.Vietnam War, 1961-1975WomenVietnam War, 1961-1975959.704/31BKotcher Joann Puffer1941-1610938MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813330303321Donut Dolly3938896UNINA