Linda Goettman Bryant was a senior at the University of Mississippi when she came across a Red Cross "Donut Dolly" recruiting station. Half of Bryant's male friends at Ole Miss were getting ready to go to Vietnam, and as Bryant was a sociology major, she was optimistic about becoming a Donut Dollie. The Donut Dollies were required to be college educated: “The Red Cross recruited women with degrees because of their intelligence and commitment to themselves.”  These brave women were helicoptered throughout Vietnam to various fire bases, landing zones, and areas of heavy combat to boost soldiers’ morale. Stationed in three different places and constantly flying throughout Vietnam, Bryant witnessed nearly the entire war.