# The Flight Nurses’ War: The American Women Who Saved Thousands of Lives at Iwo Jima and Okinawa

The Flight Nurses’ War: The American Women Who Saved Thousands of Lives at Iwo Jima and Okinawa at Hunter College, Wednesday 28 October 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: Hunter College, Park Avenue 695, 10065 New York
- With: Mari Eder
- Go to page: https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/the-flight-nurses-war-the-american-women-who-saved-thousands-of-lives-at-iwo-jima-and-okinawa/

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A talk at Roosevelt House marking the New York launch of historian Leah Garrett's new book, The Flight Nurses’ War: The American Women Who Saved Thousands of Lives at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Garrett, a Jewish Studies professor at Hunter College, will discuss her book in conversation with retired Army Major General Mari Eder. The book follows a team of American combat nurses who braved enemy assaults, disease and Kamikaze attacks in the Pacific Theater to evacuate thousands of wounded soldiers and help win the war. The event is co-presented by the Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College.

## Dates

- Wednesday 28 October 18:00 — Hunter College

Written by a model, sources: [hunter.cuny.edu](https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/the-flight-nurses-war-the-american-women-who-saved-thousands-of-lives-at-iwo-jima-and-okinawa/)

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