Austin_Militaria Posted February 10, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2021 This is one of the most important and historical jackets that I own. Worn by Colonel Lola Mae Ball when she was a Major from 1965-1967. From November 1965 to July 1967, she was assigned as Chief Nurse, 57th Aeoromedical Evacaution Squadron, Clark AFB, Phillipines, where she directed the evacuation of wounded soldiers from Vietnam. She received several honors for her extraordinary leadership as Chief Nurse. She was featured in an ABC television documentary, “To Save a Soldier”, in 1967; featured in a Reader’s Digest article, “Our Flying Nightingales in Vietnam"; made a Citizen of New Orleans and given a key to the city; a proclamation from Angie, Louisiana; and 1968 Nurse of the Year Award from the Air Force Association. At the end of the documentary "To save A soldier" (Found on YouTube) , when the nurses and Colonel Ball leave the aircraft you can see them all wearing their blue L2-A jackets. The liner sewn novelty patches are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted February 10, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 10, 2021 That’s pretty awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted February 12, 2021 Share #3 Posted February 12, 2021 super cool...inside patches are PDC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Graffiti Posted February 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 19, 2021 Wow V nice L-2A AG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted February 27, 2021 Share #5 Posted February 27, 2021 Nice ! owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted February 28, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 28, 2021 Gotta love that contrasting OD zipper tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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