Sherrie L Benumof

Sherrie Benumof was born in Austin, Texas and during her early years moved with her family to Louisiana and Alaska. It was during high school that she and her family moved to California. After high school, Sherrie attended the Los Angeles County General Hospital School of Nursing. It was in her third and final year of nursing school that she met her husband (Dr. Jonathan Benumof) who was attending USC School of Medicine. Sherrie obtained her Registered Nurse license (and many years later, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree along with a Public Health Nurse Certificate). The love expressed in the 282 letters, that her husband wrote to her from Vietnam, gave her much strength to face and overcome the difficulties of their yearlong separation. As a result of their love for one another, over the years, they were able to build on their marriage and they happily became parents and then grandparents. And now, they have decided to share the letters to help others who are living through difficult times.