Vietnam War Donut Dollie Remembered

Brookfield honors Vietnam War Donut Dollie who never came home

State Route 7 in Brookfield was named after Ginny Kirsch, who died in Vietnam in 1970 while serving as a Donut Dollie 
WKBN News Ohio
By Tyler Trill 
Published: July 30, 2017

BROOKFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – State Route 7 in Brookfield was named after a local Donut Dollie on Sunday who never made it home from the Vietnam War.

During the war, the American Red Cross sent groups of women overseas called Donut Dollies. They would serve coffee and doughnuts, as well as participate in other programs, to boost the morale of the soldiers.

Brookfield High School graduate Ginny Kirsch was a Dollie in 1970 — and she was honored Sunday.

“It means the world to the Kirsch family to have all of you here today,” Ginny’s sister Ann Kirsch-Keag said.

The Kirsch family and dozens of people recited what they call Ginny’s Prayer on Brookfield’s center green.

Four of Ginny sisters shared stories of the Vietnam veteran.

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