Helena Vietnam War nurse gets Presidential Citizens Medal
14 hours ago · An Army nurse from Helena was among 20 recipients honored for her service to her country Jan. 2 with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Diane Carlson Evans served in the Vietnam War as an Army nurse ...
Minnesota native who helped create Vietnam Women's Memorial ... - CBS News
4 days ago · After her time in the Army Nurse Corps, Diane Carlson Evans became instrumental in getting a memorial built to honor the hundreds of thousands of women who served during the Vietnam War, including ...
MN native awarded Presidential Citizen's Medal for Vietnam War …
4 days ago · MN woman awarded Presidential Citizens Medal. Diane Carlson Evans, from Buffalo, Minnesota, was honored with the Presidential Citizen's Medal for her service as a nurse during the Vietnam War and ...
Carlson Evans, pioneer for women veterans, receives Presidential ...
4 days ago · Diane Carlson Evans was a high school senior when she received her first citizenship award. It was presented by the Buffalo, Minn., American Legion post. More than 60 years later, on Jan. 2, 2025, she was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in a ceremony at the White House, once again with support from The American Legion.
'Honoring my sister veterans': Minnesota native ... - 5 Eyewitness News
3 days ago · For Diane Carlson Evans, going to Vietnam to serve as a U.S. Army nurse was a calling. “I left the farm in 1968 to go to Vietnam,” she recalls. “I was a combat nurse, trauma nurse in two ...
Minnesota native Diane Carlson Evans honored with Presidential …
4 days ago · Diane Carlson Evans, who grew up on her family's farm in Buffalo, served as a combat nurse in Vietnam and upon returning home she found that those who served weren't welcomed home with open arms ...
MN woman awarded Presidential Citizens Medal - Yahoo
4 days ago · Diane Carlson Evans, from Buffalo, Minnesota, was honored with the Presidential Citizen's Medal for her service as a nurse during the Vietnam War and for founding the Vietnam Women's Memorial ...
Vietnam War nurse, advocate from Helena receives high federal …
4 days ago · HELENA — A former army nurse and veterans’ advocate from Helena has received one of the country’s highest honors. Diane Carlson Evans is one of 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens ...
Minnesota woman wins Presidential Award - ABC 6 News - kaaltv.com
4 days ago · (ABC 6 News) — On Thursday, a woman from Buffalo, Minnesota, was awarded the Presidential Citizens Award by President Joe Biden.Her name is Diane Carlson Evans, and this year she founded the ...
MN woman honored with Presidential Citizen’s Medal
4 days ago · Health issues prevented Diane Carlson Evans from traveling to the White House to receive the medal from President Joe Biden, so other veterans accepted the medal in her honor. The medal recognizes citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of …