Lieutenant Commander Bobbi Hovis

	Follow us on Twitter        Become a fan on Facebook Heroes Lieutenant Commander Bobbi Hovis USN (Ret.) Hovis was the first Navy nurse to volunteer to go to Vietnam in 1963. Her mission, to build a hospital in Saigon. She describes in detail what it was like when the coup d'etat started on the streets as the city around her was being bombarded by shells and small-arms fire. Hovis narrowly escapes injury as a bullet smashes into the balcony she was on just a mere three inches from her chest. Click here for the video. military humor Getting Saved A father asked his little boy if he knew how a person gets saved.... Click to Chuckle Heart Final Thoughts from the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter Chiarelli retired on January 31st after three and a half years spent as VCSA and nearly forty years of service to our Army. Click here for his farewell speech. Loyal Subscribers! We need some help. The purpose of our "Heart" section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, firefighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families. Please search your memory and computer for a few and send them to Jana Gordon at jgordon@beliefnetstaff.com for possible publication. Thanks! Have you signed up for these newsletters? Daily Inspiration | Your Peace of Mind | Daily Bible Reading   Today's Daily Inspiration  Today's Horoscope  Today's Health & Healing  Unsubscribe Online: Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter Mailing Address: Beliefnet, P.O. Box 3882, Norfolk, VA 23514-3882 Change your email address: http://www.beliefnet.com/Newsletter/Update-Email.aspx Privacy Statement: http://www.beliefnet.com/About-Us/Privacy-Policy.aspx Copyright 2011 Beliefnet, Inc. All rights reserved.