Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, August 28, 1993 TAG: 9308280053
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-10 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: SANTA FE, N.M. LENGTH: Short
A quarter-century later, the connection is strong.
Goodacre recently completed a 1-ton bronze statue honoring women Vietnam veterans. The sculpture begins a 21-city U.S. tour this weekend that will end at the nation's capital, where the memorial will be dedicated on Veterans Day. Supporters of the Vietnam Women's Memorial have spent 10 years pushing for its creation.
Goodacre, a Santa Fe sculptor who spent much of the past 14 months working on the piece, said, "I'm very conscious of how many people have been waiting for this."
The 6-foot-8-inch statue features three women, sandbags at their feet. One of them cradles a wounded soldier. Another looks toward the sky. The third kneels, eyes cast downward, holding the stricken soldier's helmet.
"It's been a long time coming for all females that have served in the military, especially women like myself who have served in combat," said Maryagnes Trujillo McDonnell, who was among the first women nurses sent to Vietnam in 1965.
More than 11,000 military nurses and other women served in Vietnam.
by CNB