Anything related to the war and the soldiers’ experiences.
Here is a Christmas card the soldiers were issued that they used to send home to friends, family, and, in this case, a friend’s family: The preprinted portion inside the card reads: May the Peace and Happiness of Christmas be yours today and throughout the New Year from The First Team. For more on Christmas … More Of peace on earth, goodwill toward men
Here is my response to a comment posted by Robyn Riley on the About page of my blog who asked, for reasons of “post graduate research”: Did your dad grow up watching John Wayne movies? Do you know if he thought Vietnam was going to be like what he had grown up seeing in the movies? … More John Wayne and the Cult(ure) of Movies
Jerry originally posted this in the comments section on the About page and I thought it deserved its own post. Thank you Jerry for this wonderful tribute! I wrote this song to pay Tribute to All Veterans and would be pleased if you choose to post this in His Honor. I Thank you and God … More A Tribute to Veterans by Jerry Calow
I found this amongst my dad’s Vietnam stuff. The text reads: Renate Kuhnen, 27, a West German nurse, was taken from a Kontum hospital overrun by Viet Cong in a raid this week in the South Vietnamese city. She is still missing. (Source: Des Moines Register, 7 March 1968) She was captured 3 March 1968 when … More CIA & FOIA & POW/MIA! Oh My!
How Goes the Battle? 