Photo Credit: U.S. Navy

Lieutenant Sarah Josephine Griffin, USN(NC) (Retired), assists an injured Korean War veteran as he learns to use his two artificial legs, at the Rehabilitation Center, Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, 1951. Lieutenant Griffin, who had lost her lower left leg as a result of an accident, successfully fought to be recalled to active duty so that she could care for troops returning from combat as they adjust to their loss of limbs.