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Title	Pierce Letter
Subject	Vietnam War Military life Soldiers Military officers War profiteering Military service
Description	Bob to his parents about being back in the field. He writes about the hot weather which will be getting worse because the monsoon season is ending. He writes about a suicidal solider and complains about pro war politicians and business men. He speaks highly of his lieutenant and is happy to be spending 3 upcoming days in a seaside resort.
Date	1970; 1971
Location	Panola County Texas Asia (South eastern)
Collection	Bob Pierce Letters
Collection Identifer	A210, Folder1, Letter6
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=27
Biographical Note	Bob Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Euel Pierce, served as a soldier in the Army 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam Conflict/War in the early 1970s, within the years 1970 through 1972. Pierce was from Carthage, Texas and had a brother, Euel Pierce Jr., and a sister, Kathy Pierce.
Scope and Content Note	The collection consists of a compilation of letters sent home to family in the early 1970s by Bob Pierce during his tour of duty in the Vietnam War, with the exception of one letter sent to Pierce from his sister, Kathy. The letters only indicate the day and month that they were written, with postmark information on two letters indicating the year in which written. The letters involve general information about conditions and circumstances experienced while serving duty in Vietnam, and provide excellent insight into the mind of a soldier and his day-to-day life while serving in the Vietnam War.
Associated Dates	1970-1979
Type	Correspondence
Format	JPEG
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

Title	Bob Pierce Letter - Page 1
Collection Identifer	A210, Folder1, Letter6
Transcript	26 Oct Dear Folks, We’re back out in the field again. I can’t even remember what I wrote in the previous letter so you may have to hear the same things over and over. We’re on an ambush mission this time so we haven’t got a bad deal. We don’t have to patrol much on this mission. How is everyone at home? Fine I hope. It’s probably getting pretty cool isn’t it? It’s still about 90⁰ every day over here but the monsoon rains are letting up, so it’s going to get hotter and drier. I’m feeling fine and in good spirits, so don’t worry about me. We’ve got one idiot that says
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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