Sharon Ann Lane's Mother and family members. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane was the only nurse killed by direct enemy fire during Vietnam. She was assigned to the 312th Evacuation Hospital at Chu Lai. This hospital received a lot of local patients because of its location, and Sharon spent most of her time working in the Vietnamese wards or the ICU. She was working in the 312th’s Ward 4 just before dawn on June 8, 1969 when a 122mm rocket streaked in and exploded, killing two and wounding 27 Americans and Vietnamese. Sharon was hit by shrapnel in the neck and died almost instantly.

Sharon Ann Lane's Mother and family members. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane was the only nurse killed by direct enemy fire during Vietnam. She was assigned to the 312th Evacuation Hospital at Chu Lai. This hospital received a lot of local patients because of its location, and Sharon spent most of her time working in the Vietnamese wards or the ICU. She was working in the 312th’s Ward 4 just before dawn on June 8, 1969 when a 122mm rocket streaked in and exploded, killing two and wounding 27 Americans and Vietnamese. Sharon was hit by shrapnel in the neck and died almost instantly.