Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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"You share all your gripes and griefs and joys. Your classmates lift you up and take you along."

Cadet Nurse Corps veteran Alice Noguchi on the camaraderie that got her through training and the government education that gave her independence. At age 18, Alice enlisted because she wanted to demonstrate her loyalty like her three brothers who also served during WWII.