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Omaha Steve

(99,765 posts)
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:10 PM Apr 2020

In front of White House, nurses read names of colleagues killed by coronavirus

Source: The Washington Post

By Marissa J. Lang

Registered nurses gathered Tuesday in front of the White House to read the names of health-care workers who have died fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Wearing masks and standing six feet apart, the nurses held up photographs of the deceased as Melody Jones, a member of the National Nurses United union, addressed the news media in an otherwise empty Lafayette Square.

The names came from all over the country — New York and Alabama, Puerto Rico and Nevada, California and Michigan, Florida and Maryland, New Jersey and the District.

A man in blue scrubs stood behind Jones as she read, holding a metallic gold sign painted with the message: “20 seconds won’t scrub ‘hero’ blood off your hands.”



Nurses from National Nurses United protest in front of the White House on Tuesday. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nurses-read-names-of-colleagues-who-died-of-the-coronavirus-in-front-of-the-white-house/2020/04/21/fc93184c-83e6-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html

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In front of White House, nurses read names of colleagues killed by coronavirus (Original Post) Omaha Steve Apr 2020 OP
Every nurse deserves a medal of honor. C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #1
Yes ck4829 Apr 2020 #10
... ck4829 Apr 2020 #2
Many thanks to the nurses and health care givers. appalachiablue Apr 2020 #3
Tears of happiness for their brave fight. ffr Apr 2020 #4
Good to see they are social distancing... BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #5
The "open now" protests were well covered but not this. rickford66 Apr 2020 #6
Good question ck4829 Apr 2020 #8
KnR. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #7
Should read them to the hillbilly protesters. paleotn Apr 2020 #9
K&R Blue Owl Apr 2020 #11
K and R Stuart G Apr 2020 #12

ffr

(22,672 posts)
4. Tears of happiness for their brave fight.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:44 PM
Apr 2020

Thank you to you all! Unless you're in the military, your job description shouldn't include putting your life on the line to save others.

You are heroes!

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