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The memorial to nurses who died in the Spanish-American War at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Image from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

The legacy of the Spanish-American War nurses lives on in the Army, Navy and Air Force nurses and medical corps. In honor of the contributions of the Spanish-American War nurses and Dr. McGee's services, the Daughters of the American Revolution annually present the "Anita Newcomb McGee Award" to an outstanding active duty Army nurse.

Click here to visit the Arlington National Cemetery's Spanish American War Nurses Memorial, where their memory lives on.

This vitural exhbition, The Nurses in the Spanish-American War was created by The Military Women's Memorial, which is located at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. Click here for more information about The Military Women's Memorial or here to view other virtual exhbitions.