Bio: McConnell, Terry (Letter from Vietnam - 1967)

Contact: Stan

Email: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: McConnell

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.)   11/09/1967

Dear Abbie:

My mother tells me in her letters that you are the one responsible for sending me The Greenwood Gleaner.  I wish to take this opportunity to thank you very much as I really appreciate it and would like to pay you for it when I can get my hands on some American dollars, as over here we are not supposed to have any greenbacks, just plasters.  I never knew the paper could be so interesting as I read everything, including the Diet-Dex advertisements from the Greenwood Drug Store.

I am in a hospital recovering from a leg wound received from a V-C claymore mine.  I am coming along nicely and should be able to walk without crutches in a week or even less.

General Westmoreland came through the other day talking to all of the injured soldiers.  He passed out Purple Heart Medals but sometime, or all the time, I would give mine back for a good leg.  Although in a month I will have probably forgotten all about my leg.

Well thanks again as I really appreciate it.

   Yours Truly,

   Terry McConnell