Preserving my father's Vietnam War memories, letters, photographs, artifacts, and papers.
Dear Mom and Dad, Well it sure is a hot day here today. We are building some shade out of sticks and palm leaves. We have been a blocking force for the last two days so that when you (the company) set up in a straight line and another company goes to the top of … More Blocking Force
He almost always hallucinated when he was in the hospital. I’m not sure if it was due to DT’s or something else. He was very good at appearing lucid, especially around nurses. I would inevitably end up at the nurse’s station making sure they were aware that he was literally in his own little world. … More Clowns to the right of me
For the last 2 or 3 days we have been by the South China Sea. Swimming in the afternoons; had it really easy. This morning they airlifted us by copters to LZ English (I don’t know where that is). Tonight or tomorrow morning we are going to make a CA (combat attack by copters). I … More In-country
I spent a lot of time in the ICU waiting area in the week leading up to his death. His sisters kept me company during the day, but I was alone at night. I tried to read or watch tv in the waiting room but neither stuck. I put puzzles together and drank coffee and … More I wandered lonely as a cloud
How Goes the Battle? 