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Colleen McMurphy

I am here for Friends

About Me

A typical Catholic girl from Kansas, enlisted into the U.S. Army, becoming a nurse for a MASH unit in Vietnam during the late 1960s.

...this is the in country, China Beach, the Nam...

...be glad that you can cry - everyone needs a release - don't steal that from yourself - do it while you can...

...the helicopters never stop coming...

...still there's the fact, you were there
he had a mother
and a sister
a girlfiend
and you were there
you gave him a home before he died so far away from it...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Dave's not here, Man!

Music:

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay

Aretha Franklin - Natural Woman

Mamas & The Papas - Dedicated to the One I Love

Joan Baez - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

The Temptations - Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Can't Hurry Love

Movies:

Be Good-Smile Pretty
The Deer Hunter
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Forrest Gump
Apocalypse Now
Jacob's Ladder
Good Morning, Vietnam
Catch 22
M*A*S*H
Best Years of Our Lives

Heroes:

POWs

Veterans

Beckett
Laurette Barber
Cherry White
Dodger

My Blog

Jan 30th 1968 - Tet Offensive Begins

The Tet Offensive-a (General Offensive, General Uprising) was a three-phase military campaign launched between 30 January and 23 September 1968, by the combined forces of the National Front for the Li...
Posted by Colleen McMurphy on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:37:00 PST

Dec 29th 1965 Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh rejected peace talks

December 29, 1965 - During the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh rejected unconditional peace talks offered by the U.S. ...
Posted by Colleen McMurphy on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:25:00 PST

Aug 5th 1964 Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow

1964 - Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow - American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes attacked US destroyers in the Gulf of T...
Posted by Colleen McMurphy on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:43:00 PST

Help get China Beach on DVD

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/chinabeach From Dana Delany's website:http://www.danadelany.com/bio-faq.htmQ: Is China Beach available on DVD or VHS?A: The 2-part Pilot was available on VHS, bu...
Posted by Colleen McMurphy on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:17:00 PST