Letters to Connie Sleamon, 1967 August-October

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Letters to Connie Sleamon, August–October 1967

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Scope and Contents

First letter, undated, “My mother asks me if I wasn’t just a little scared about being so far north in Vietnam. I said ‘hell no, I’m sure I’ll make it because nothing could keep me from breaking a date with Connie.” “…lost all my laundry…being washed in a village…and the vc hit it and burned the place completely to the ground.” Bitten by a poisonous spider and takes months to get better. Talks of difficulty of preserving their relationship through letters. “I will say that you are not the only girl I exchange letters with, but be assured of one thing, I look forward to your letters more than any other.” Gets tape recorders so they can send tapes to each other. August: “We are about to move into our new Mars Station…mud getting deep…” October 13: “…stupid army did yesterday…notified a guy’s wife that he had been killed in action which wasn’t true.”

Dates

Creation: 1967 August-October

Creator

From the Collection: Pernert, Fred (Person)
From the Collection: Sleamon, Connie (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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