Carbon copy of an autograph letter signed : [Viet Nam], to "Alicia," [1967 Jan.].

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Carbon copy of an autograph letter signed : [Viet Nam], to "Alicia," [1967 Jan.].

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Relating his preparations for his flight to Pleiku; telling how long it took him to get dressed in his fatigues and boots; saying that in the "bottom of the boot is a plastic insole with the texture of a nutmeg grater. I'm sure it serves some purpose. Mine rolled up and crippled me until I took them out and shot them;" adding that he "said a quick warrior's farewell to my weeping wife, brushed a tear aside and strode like Hector down the marble steps of the Caravelle to the lobby.... the glass front doors were locked. The curfew wasn't over. I couldn't even get out in the street. Hector grounded his spear and collapsed on his shield and waited for somebody to open the door;" relating details of the flight in a C-130 to Pleiku.

1 item (4 p.) ; 31.8 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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