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This collection contains letters written by Sgt. Martin L. Duda to his wife, Phyllis Lucille Duda, while serving in the Korean War. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include Duda's reluctance to serve in the war, the dangers of modern warfare, daily military life, the psychological toll of warfare, and the social life of service men.

Scope and Contents Letter written by Army Private W. K. Jaye to a Mrs. Price on Mar. 26, 1951 while Jaye was serving during the Korean War. The letter explains that he was shot in the arm and hospitalized.  The letter also describes another occasion when a mortar shell landed 10 feet from him, killing two other soldiers and wounding more.  The second page of the letter is a pencil sketch of a solider walking while a bullet whizzes in front of his face, going through his right arm.  It is captioned, "It had my...