served as cadet public affairs officer and assisted in recruiting potential nurse cadets. Military Science professor Lt. Col. Decker B. Hains says Aurand's selection is well deserved. "During her time ...

of Oregon in 1944 where she began her career in nursing with the Army Nurse Cadet Corps. In 1947, she moved to Boise, ID to be a Public Health Nurse. In 1949, Virgil continued her schooling at the ...