BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Lemont Library X-WR-CALNAME:Lemont Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:846b704f-25f8-4659-80fa-2fcacd58b1da SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260929T171951Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241211T140000 SUMMARY:This is Really War LOCATION:Lemont Public Library\nLemont Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lemont Public Library;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Lemont Public Library:geo:41.6578597,-88.0038179 GEO:41.6578597;-88.0038179 DESCRIPTION:Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi\, PhD\, author\, journalist\, and educ ator\, will present the true story of twelve U.S. Navy nurses whose courag e and bravery saved thousands of lives during World War II..\nhttps://lemo ntlibrary.libnet.info/event/12176053 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi\, PhD\, author\, j ournalist\, and educator\, will present the true story of twelve U.S. Navy nurses that were taken as prisoners of war in the Philippines by the Empi re of Japan in 1941 during World War II. The nurses were soon transferred to a civilian concentration camp in Manila. Under the direction of Chief N urse Laura Cobb\, the nurses maintained rank and provided tireless care to thousands of inmates. In 1943\, the nurses bravely agreed to transfer to a countryside prison camp where they would be the only medical care provid ers. The heroism of these twelve nurses saved thousands of lives.

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Emilie's work has appeared in The New York Times\, National Geographic\, T he Atlantic\, and USA Today. She is a regular contributor to Discover maga zine. \; \;She is the author of three nonfiction books including " This is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the O ccupied Philippines" (Chicago Review\, 2019). \;

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