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Colleen McMurphy


 

Colleen McMurphy was a central character from the ABC television series China Beach, played by Dana Delany. McMurphy, a typical Catholic girl from Kansas, enlisted into the U.S. Army, becoming a nurse for a MASH unit in Vietnam during the late 1960's.

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Colleen McMurphy - ABC - Television - China Beach - Dana Delany - Catholic - Kansas - U.S. Army - Nurse - MASH - Vietnam

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The character was used in the series not only to display the courage, kindness, and sacrifice of the American Nurse in war, but also to show the severe emotional impact on (and coping mechanisms of) non-combatant personnel, during and following service.

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