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Title
Nicole Bernice Tyndale Thomas Interview
Subject
Veterans
United States. Air Force
Military nursing
Description
This interview with Nicole Bernice Tyndale Thomas was recorded at the Southeast Veterans' Services Center in Washington, DC.
Thomas joined the United States Air Force in February of 1977 with hopes of becoming a flight nurse aboard a hospital aircraft. She entered the military as a 1st Lieutenant because of her education.
She lost the opportunity to go to flight school because it was discovered that she had sickle cell trait. This disappointment made her angry and depressed and she spent much of her remaining time in the military trying to get out.
Though she was disappointed early in her Air Force career, Thomas notes that she was able to be part of a unit that went on the planes to receive patients, and was glad of the professional autonomy she had as a military nurse. She is also grateful for the continued medical support she receives as a veteran.
Thomas joined the United States Air Force in February of 1977 with hopes of becoming a flight nurse aboard a hospital aircraft. She entered the military as a 1st Lieutenant because of her education.
She lost the opportunity to go to flight school because it was discovered that she had sickle cell trait. This disappointment made her angry and depressed and she spent much of her remaining time in the military trying to get out.
Though she was disappointed early in her Air Force career, Thomas notes that she was able to be part of a unit that went on the planes to receive patients, and was glad of the professional autonomy she had as a military nurse. She is also grateful for the continued medical support she receives as a veteran.
Creator
Thomas, Nicole Bernice Tyndale
Source
Your DC Digital Museum, 19 November 2014, Southeast Veterans Services Center
Publisher
Humanities DC
Date
2014
19 November 2014
February 1977
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Format
AVCHD Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
031.YDCDM.2015
Coverage
Washington, DC
Ward 8
New York City
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
AVCHD Video
Duration
00:13:00
Bit Rate/Frequency
16280 kb/s
Interviewer
Smith, Mark
Interviewee
Thomas, Nicole Bernice Tyndale
Location
Washington, DC
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