Major Bridget O’Connor and Vietnam
The following
article was published in the Dungarvan Observer on the 4th of May
1968.
‘News
reaches us this week of a distinction gained by a member of a well known local
family serving with the U.S. forces in Vietnam.
Major Bridget O’Connor, Army Nurse Corps, United States Army, has been
awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations
against hostile forces in Vietnam during the period January 1967 to January
1968.
The citation states
that Major O’Connor ‘consistently manifested exemplary professionalism and initiative
in obtaining results. Her rapid
assessment and solution of numerous problems inherent in a counter insurgency
environment greatly enhanced the allied effectiveness against a determined and
aggressive enemy. Despite many
adversities she invariably performed her duties in a resolute and efficient
manner’.