Nancy Jurgevich was born into a military family on July 20, 1940 in Stoystown, Pennsylvania. Her father was in the navy and had served on the USS Columbia during the Second World War, and an uncle fought in the Korean War.  In high school she wanted to travel, but there was no money and she was not college ready. An Army Recruiter suggested she enlist in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC):  she did that and attended Cryptography School and was assigned to Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. She opted to attend OCS at Ft. McClellan, Alabama in 1965. During this time, the buildup in Vietnam was underway, and she was assigned to Ft. Knox and White Sands. Later she was asked to deploy to Vietnam, and WAC Lt. Jurgevich was the only woman with 232 men on the flight!  Nancy said she was ill-prepared for the conditions that existed. Captain Jurgevich was Commander of the WAC Detachment of 120 enlisted women. She was responsible for their housing, meals and safety. The WAC routine was reveille at 05:30 or earlier; formation; breakfast; bus to either the Army Vietnam HQ, Signal Unit, Engineers, or Finance. There were administrative duties consisting of typewriting, mail and disbursing cash to the WAC’s. Nancy reflected that she was often in danger in this war zone.  When the sirens activated at Long Binh, the WAC’s ran to the bunkers which could accommodate 24 in each of the 10. She said the rockets were scary. One hit nearby, but there were no WAC combat injuries.  Coming home Nancy commented that she stayed in the military but was withdrawn. On base she said that she felt secure; off base the antiwar movement was escalating.  For many years she did not speak about her time in Vietnam, though she is now very open about discussing the time she and the other women spent there.  Crestwood students were able to interview Nancy over zoom in May 2025.