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Bower's story is on page 43 of "Sisterhood of War: Minnesota Women in Vietnam" by Kim Heikkila, a new book published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
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Heikkila, an adjunct instructor in the history department of St. Catherine's University in St. Paul, said the book is about a war she never knew.
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Nurses could more easily blend into the civilian population, partly because, as one told Heikkila, "I was a woman, so why would they suspect?"
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In her last chapter, Heikkila traces the unexpectedly arduous process leading to the installation of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a project spearheaded by Minnesota women, notably Boulay and Diane Carlson Evans, who served as an Army nurse and now lives in Montana.
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"But that's the only thing he told us about the war," said Heikkila, who grew more curious over the years about this period in history.
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"There was this thing about Vietnam vets -- 'Don't ever ask them about the war' -- and I do understand how people did that for reasons they thought were right," Heikkila said, "but it turned into something really hurtful."
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Voutilainen and Heikkila scored in the second period for Finland, while both of Tikkinen's goals came in a near seven-minute span in the final period.
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ThunderRidge - Waner 1 0-0 2, Heikkila 3 0-0 9, Arnold 2 1-2 14, Grace 0 0-0 0, Pagnotta 0
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local The Denver Post 2010
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ThunderRidge - Waner 0 0-0 0, Heikkila 1 2-3 4, Arnold 0 2-2 5, Grace 0 0-0 3, Pagnotta 3
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Heikkila said that the pair had a glitch with their hotel and looked to be without housing.
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