Diane Carlson Evans
CPT Diane Carlson Evans ANC RVN | |
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Diane Carlson Evans addresses an audience at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009. | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Years active | Vietnam War |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | United States Army |
| Notable works | Founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial |
| Awards | National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs "Advocate of the Year" Award |
Diane Carlson Evans (born 1946) is a former nurse in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, which established the Vietnam Women's Memorial located at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1984, with the help of Minneapolis Sculptor Rodger M. Brodin, and Vietnam veterans Donna-Marie Boulay and Gerald C. Bender, the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project was founded. Evans initiated and led the effort to completion.