These witnesses of Black Sunday and much of the other suffering of the Dust-Bowl years are now old men and women, and Burns, as he has in other documentaries, makes good use of these ordinary folk. He is a sort of Studs Terkel of documentarians.
VA Hospital - nursing program. I currently work for a VA Hospital (Veterans Administration - government hospital - best care anywhere!!). They have an interesting program to become an RN. They will pay FULL SALARY of a current employee, and they will pay for the program cost. All you need to do is commit to be a VA nurse.
To work at a VA hospital, you must be a citizen of the United States. You are not required to be a military veteran to work as a VA nurse. However, veterans do receive hiring preference over non-veteran job candidates. Step 1.