My dad’s perspective on the Vietnam War and its aftermath based on letters home while in-country, conversations (as best as I can recall them), and other writings. Including photos taken while in-country.
Yalies find genetic link to PTSD Excerpts: Yale researchers have discovered a strong link between genes and the likelihood that someone will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Pingxing Xie GRD ’13 and Yale School of Medicine professor Joel Gelernter ’79 found that a particular form of a gene found on chromosome 17 made some … More PTSD and genetics
Excerpt from letter home: 8 October 1967: You asked me once how we heat our C rations. Well about once a month they pass out heating tablets, they’re about 4 in. long about 2 in. wide and 1/2 in. deep, and they burn slow so they’re good to heat food with. It takes about 1/3 … More Heating C-Rations
Dear Mom & Dad, Today we were supposed to make a CA at 8:30AM but it was raining too hard so they called it off for 24hrs. They put us on 15min standby; we have to be ready to leave to help someone in 15min in case they hit something. It’s now 2:35PM and we … More Vietnam Soldiers and the Monsoon
Dear Mom & Dad, Haven’t had much time to write but today all we are doing is sitting up on top of a mountain so I thought I had better write while I had the chance. All of you back in the world have been good to write and I look forward to each letter … More GI No. 1
How Goes the Battle? 