Woman who worked as a nurse during World War II celebrates her 100th birthday
MANASSAS, Va. — A Virginia woman who worked as a nurse during World War II celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family. "They just told me t...
MANASSAS, Va. — A Virginia woman who worked as a nurse during World War II celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family. "They just told me they would pick me up around 1:00 and I didn't know why or where or what, and here I am," 100-year-old Gertrude LeBlanc told WJLA. LeBlanc joined the Army as an Army Corps nurse before deploying during World War II to Sapian. She said she decided to join the Army after a movie experience she had in the 40s. "They showed pictures of the war and that they needed nurses and stuff and I walked out of the movie and there was Uncle Sam's statue standing there saying, 'We need you,' or something like that," LeBlanc said.