Captain Maria Ines Ortiz had a smile that lighted up the hallways in every hospital where she worked, from Aberdeen to Walter Reed to Iraq. When a patient needed extra care, the Army nurse would stay late. If a colleague was feeling blue, she was there.

Captain Maria Ines Ortiz had a smile that lighted up the hallways in every hospital where she worked, from Aberdeen to Walter Reed to Iraq. When a patient needed extra care, the Army nurse would stay late. If a colleague was feeling blue, she was there.