title: Reflections of a citizen soldier.
abstract: This article describes the author's experiences, impressions, and reflections on her 8 months of activation as an Army nurse in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. She was the chief nurse of the 3271st USAH based in Charleston that was sent to Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, GA. This experience is contrasted with her previous experience as an active duty Navy nurse during the Vietnam era.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dufy
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology