{"product_id":"donut-dollies-in-vietnam-nancy-smoyer-9780692878002","title":"Donut Dollies in Vietnam: Baby-Blue Dresses and OD Green","description":"The young women who served in South Vietnam with the Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas (SRAO) program were known informally as Red Cross recreation workers. To the American men who served during the Vietnam war they were simply Donut Dollies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ask any Donut Dollie why she was in Vietnam and she would tell you that she was there because the men were there. Ranging from large bases such as Cam Ranh Bay to forward Landing Zones and firebases, their job was to provide GIs with a brief respite from the war through games, Kool-aid, or just their presence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003e Donut Dollies in Vietnam: Baby-Blue Dresses \u0026amp; OD Green, \u003c\/i\u003e Nancy Smoyer, who served as a Donut Dollie during 1967-68, writes a poignant memoir of her Vietnam experience, both during and after the Vietnam war. Based on Nancy's photographs and letters and tapes home, as well as emails written to veteran groups since 1993, she pulls together material from others to share the emotions and events she and other Donut Dollies experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Smoyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692878009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692878002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chopper Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d","brand":"Nancy Smoyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946997154047,"sku":"9780692878002","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7e3134f0-f52f-47ba-8218-db64308f50a7.jpg?v=1681516095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/donut-dollies-in-vietnam-nancy-smoyer-9780692878002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}