Fighting For A Cure: The Berry Plan's Impact on Civilian Medical Research

This paper details the story of Yellow Berets and their research at the National Institute of Health. Yellow Berets were part of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War. Forced to serve in the military through the Berry Plan, Yellow Berets chose to research civilian medical problems instead of fighting in Vietnam. The combination of Yellow Berets and an increased budget allowed the NIH to become a premier research institute for civilian medical advances.

Author

• Delisio, John Paul

Language

• en

Keyword

• Vietnam War
• Berry Plan
• NIH

Date created

• 2017

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• History

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Schultheiss, Katrin

Committee Member(s)

• Ribuffo, Leo

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/sj139209v