Letter from "Joey" to his uncle, May 12, 1969, reporting on his life in the army in Vietnam
2 pp written on medium sized notebook sheets. "Dear Unk, I'm sorry that I haven't written for awhile but I've been pretty busy lately. Right now I'm on CQ. It's pretty easy. All yuou do is sit in our orderly room all night and monotor radio transmissions and telephone calls. I'm getting a new dog. The Vet thinks Pinger is to old and can't keep the pase. I'm getting one of my friends dogs. This guy was Medivaced out of here after he was stabbed in the chest by some gook downtown. One of my buddies down here, in another unit, got me some camoflaged fatigues. These would really be great for bow hunting. I hope I can get a few sets of these. The hard part is getting them back into the states. Your not allowed to take them back. Pinger is getting shi9pped back to Long Binh tomorrow. Poor dog. I really feel sorry for that animal. One of the corporals, who's going back home on special leave, is taking her. For the last three days, not counting tonite, we were expected to gret hint. There expecting anything from May 1st till at least the 20th. Are you still taking it easy. Better watch out you don't get lazy. Next year I'll keep you busy. Me and Denny will shoot another hole in your garage door, just for something to do. Well Unk, I hate to cut this short but I've got a few minor things to get done ASAP. I'll write again as soon as possible. Take care. Your nephew Joey. PS: ASAP means 'As soon as possible.'" Item #H8734
Price: $50.00