Eight Names on the Wall”
(A Tribute to the Women Who Served in Vietnam)
Spoken Intro (slow, solemn)
In all the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
there are just eight who were women—
eight nurses, eight healers, eight warriors of compassion.
They didn’t carry rifles,
but they carried the wounded, the broken, and the dying.
They served under fire, and they gave everything they had.
Tonight, we remember their names.
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Verse 1
Carol Ann Drazba, Elizabeth Jones,
Two angels flew where the wounded moan.
A chopper fell through the Saigon sky,
But their courage lived, it didn’t die.
Chorus
Eight names carved in granite stone,
Eight hearts that never made it home.
They served with pride, they gave their all,
Eight shining names on the Wall.
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Verse 2
Eleanor Alexander, Hedwig Orlowski,
Healers lost in a fallen sky.
They wore the cross, they wore the flame,
And left the world a brighter name.
Chorus
Eight names carved in granite stone,
Eight hearts that never made it home.
They served with pride, they gave their all,
Eight shining names on the Wall.
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Verse 3
Annie Ruth Graham, Pamela D.,
Two more lives of bravery.
From Qui Nhon’s wards to Pleiku’s air,
Their touch still lingers everywhere.
Chorus
Eight names carved in granite stone,
Eight hearts that never made it home.
They served with pride, they gave their all,
Eight shining names on the Wall.
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Verse 4
Sharon Ann Lane, Mary Klinker too,
The last to fall, the proud, the true.
Their love was strong, their duty clear,
Their spirit’s voice still echoes here.
Final Chorus
Eight names carved in granite stone,
Eight hearts that never made it home.
Sisters all who heard the call—
Eight heroes’ names on the Wall.
Tag (soft)
Yeah, eight heroes’ names…
on the Wall.
