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''For fifty years the Korean Conflict has been the war that fell between the cracks; its veterans are ignored and their sacrifices are either overlooked or largely forgotten. In Quiet Heroes Frances Omori has done a masterful job of giving a voice to one group of Korean veterans, the navy nurses. In their own words, these angels of mercy tell their story and unwittingly define what the word hero really means.''
Jan Herman
Editor, Navy Medicine Magazine
Historian, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
''To the young marines they treated, the nurses were heroines in starched whites. They are remembered by the marines for their whispered words of caring, or a whiff of sachet and a calming touch through the miasma of pain amid the reek of battlefield muck and dried blood. But the 3,000 navy nurses who served during the Korean War were much more; they were caring professionals whose competence and skill in treating shattering wounds were instrumental in returning a majority of their wounded patients to the battlefield, surrendering only one-half of one percent. Comdr. Frances Omori has done America a service by writing this fine book honoring those unsung heroines of an unpopular and almost ignored war. Well done!''
Frank Perkins, USAR (Ret)
Military Affairs Columnist
The Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth,Texas
''The human misery endured by many of the wounded during the Korean War can never be portrayed in words. Additionally hard to describe is the sense of having arrived in heaven when the wounded were finally attended to by the navy’s angels of mercy. Comdr. Frances Omori’s book, Quiet Heroes, helps marines say thank you to all the navy nurses, corpsmen and doctors.''
Col. Walt Ford, USMC (Ret)
Editor, Leatherneck
Magazine of Marines
''Were it not for the ‘quiet heroes’ who served aboard our hospital ships and at the Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, there would be fewer of us to show them our appreciation on this, the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War.''
Gen. Raymond G. Davis, USMC (Ret)
Medal of Honor recipient
Assistant Commandant, 1971-1972
Proud Member of the Chosin Few
''Frances Omori has carefully documented wonderful, true stories of real people that show the lasting power of goodness. This moving documentary paints a picture of selfless service—service that healed bodies and lifted spirits. Frances Omori has served her country well by telling the tales of these previously unsung heroes.''
Vice Adm. Daniel Oliver, USN (Ret)
Chief of Naval Personnel, 1996 - 1999
''Though few in number, these navy women made a significant impact on the lives of thousands. Their professionalism, dedication, and compassion under grueling circumstances make them examples to be emulated. Recognition of these exceptional navy women is long overdue. The courage of these navy nurses is no longer forgotten.''
Rear Adm. Henry C. McKinney, USN (Ret)
President and CEO, U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
''At a time when we are losing our veterans and their stories at the rate of thousands a day, Quiet Heroes captures those memories and preserves a time in history for future generations to appreciate. Well done, commander!''
Sidney R. Slagter
Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul
''The tender loving care given our to our marines by the corpsmen serving side-by-side with the marines in the foxholes and on the battlefields continued aboard the hospital ships and the various naval hospitals in Japan and the United States where the ‘quiet heroes’ performed their miracles. Those dedicated nurses applied their medical skills in combination with good cheer, optimism, and counsel—sometimes including admonitions—all to the benefit of the patients in their care.''
Col. William Barber USMC (Ret)
Medal of Honor recipient
''A touching remembrance from a forgotten war.''
James Webb
Former Secretary of the Navy
Author, Fields of Fire and The Emperor’s General
''A great testament to the heroism of the naval nurses and U.S. Marines who served during the Korean War.''
Betty Ommerman
Staff Writer
Newsday, The Long Island Newspaper, Melville, New York
 Additional memoirs and memories, as well as information about The Korean War.
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