Maxie experienced the war through my letters one day at a time until January,1969. He passed away in 1992 when he was 44 years old, but they began when he was 19. On one end we built a little hootch, and our machine gun is set right on top where the body was laid. This is a small sample of Andrew Carroll's World War II War Letters from his Legacy Project. An excellent and challenging Reader's Theatre script. I wept at his words and sentiments. His letter is among the earliest of those preserved in which American soldiers confront the possibility that they are communicating with loved ones for the last time. Among the letters in Andrew Carroll’s compilation book, War Letters, are the stories of two World War II veterans— a D-Day paratrooper and a nurse with the Army Nurses Corps. During the First World War, letter writing was the main form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones, helping to ease the pain of separation.The British Army Postal Service delivered around 2 billion letters during the war. Pat Jasper wrote this letter during the Vietnam War to his friend Ron VanOeveren and his family in Omaha. On Veterans Day 2001, as we noted in our Arts of War magazine column, PBS-TV’s “American Experience” series ran a 60-minute documentary called War Letters. In fact we seem to spend about three times as much time … At night we have a candle burning inside to see by. During the Vietnam War, numerous U.S. soldiers wrote to friends and loved ones who were waiting back home for their safe return. Massive War Letter Collection. Letters is thought-provoking and character-driven. On the battlefront and at home, letters provide a vital connection between military service members and their families, friends, and loved ones. He got here in Vietnam the same time I did, but he was put in charge right away because he's a corporal. Vietnam War, Okinawa. HANOI, Vietnam — On the day he died more than 40 years ago, Army Sgt. It's not hard to see Marie, Jim, Caleb, Sarah, Harriet and Robert reaching out with pen and paper. A project which documents the experiences of veterans through their letters home. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought–and, in some cases, fell–in America’s most controversial war. He goes by the book on everything. Letters to and from the front lines were a lifeline for service men and women fighting in World War II. Steve Flaherty carried with him a stack of letters he’d written but not yet sent to loved ones back home. In the highly-anticipated release of the third book in the series, FOR THE SENDER: Love Letters From Vietnam, Woodard gives us the story of a passionate yet deeply flawed soldier as told through the letters he sent home from the war and the incredible letters sent back in time to him from his daughter. Williams died at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina. Also spans other conflicts such as Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, American Civil War, and so forth. ... and featured a roster of top-level actors reading letters written by American fighting men and women and their loved ones at home. Sadly, those last letters home would continue to document the tragic legacy of war, through Iraq and Afghanistan. Letters and photos sent to The Times from soldiers deployed in Afghanistan and their loved ones tell a story about war that often escapes daily reporting. We had been married for 18 days; we are still married today and are still very much in love. Vietnam's defense minister, Phung Quang Thanh, presents personal letters written by U.S. Army Sgt. Letters about combat situations make up the largest section of the project. Letters from Vietnam. Letters to and from the front lines were a lifeline for service men and women fighting in World War II. Second World War returned from war on 15 November 1948 Transcript Dear Mr Hunt, Thanks very much for your letter which I received a week or two ago, also for the magazine. In the highly-anticipated release of the third book in the series, FOR THE SENDER: Love Letters From Vietnam, Woodard gives us the story of a passionate yet deeply flawed soldier as told through the letters he sent home from the war and the incredible letters sent back in time to him from his daughter. Last night I went on a fire team-sized patrol, a fire team consists of 4 people. For the first time, I'm reading hundreds of letters that my father sent to my mother before, during, and after his tour in Vietnam. I don't know what they say and I don't know where this is going, so we'll be finding out at the same time. The leader was some corporal who I don't feel safe with at all. Motivated by the extraordinary circumstances of war, letter writers often reveal the priorities of life through vivid, heartfelt words and sentiments. Unfortunately, her letters to me did not survive the war. A Year at War: Letters and Photos From Soldiers and Their Loved Ones - The New York Times For many wars, letters home were the only form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones. Massive War Letter Collection. I think that's pretty cool. I left Maxie to go to Vietnam on April 25, 1968, 45 years ago. We are in the trenches just now.