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Letters from Vietnam Letters from Vietnam WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT 26 FEBRUARY 2019 ©2019 WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT Contents Introduction9 July 1969 12 20 July 69........................................ 12 22 Jul 69......................................... 15 August and September 1969 17 October 1969 18 8 Oct 69......................................... 18 11 Oct 69......................................... 19 12 Oct........................................... 21 13 Oct 69......................................... 23 undated......................................... 24 15 October 69...................................... 26 16 Oct 69......................................... 28 18 Oct 69......................................... 30 19 Oct 69......................................... 32 20 Oct 69......................................... 34 21 Oct 69......................................... 36 2 Oct 69......................................... 37 23 Oct 69......................................... 38 24 Oct 69......................................... 40 25 Oct 69......................................... 41 26 Oct 69......................................... 43 27 Oct 69......................................... 45 28 Oct 69......................................... 46 1 29 Oct 69......................................... 48 30 Oct 69......................................... 49 November 1969 50 1 Nov 69......................................... 50 2 Nov 69......................................... 52 4 Nov 69......................................... 53 5 Nov 69......................................... 54 6 Nov 69......................................... 55 7 Nov 69......................................... 56 8 Nov 69......................................... 57 9 Nov 69......................................... 58 10 Nov 69........................................ 60 11 Nov 69........................................ 61 12 Nov 69........................................ 62 13 Nov 69........................................ 63 14 Nov 69........................................ 64 16 Nov 69........................................ 65 xxx 69........................................... 67 18 Nov 69........................................ 69 19 Nov 69........................................ 70 20 Nov 69........................................ 72 23 Nov 69........................................ 73 24 Nov 69........................................ 74 25 Nov 69........................................ 75 26 Nov 69........................................ 76 27 Nov 69........................................ 77 29 Nov 69........................................ 78 2 30 Nov 69........................................ 79 December 1969 80 1 Dec 69......................................... 80 3 Dec 69......................................... 81 4 Dec 69......................................... 83 5 Dec 69......................................... 84 8 Dec 69......................................... 86 9 Dec 69......................................... 88 10 Dec 69......................................... 89 11 Dec 69......................................... 90 13 Dec 69......................................... 92 14 Dec 69......................................... 94 15 Dec 69......................................... 96 16 Dec 69......................................... 97 17 Dec 69......................................... 100 19 Dec 69......................................... 101 20 Dec 69......................................... 102 21 Dec 69......................................... 103 22 Dec 69......................................... 104 23 Dec 69......................................... 106 24 Dec 69......................................... 107 25 Dec 69......................................... 108 26 Dec 69......................................... 109 31 Dec 69......................................... 110 January 1970 112 1 Jan 1970........................................ 112 3 2 Jan 69......................................... 114 3 Jan 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Feb 70......................................... 159 16 Feb 70......................................... 160 22 Feb 70......................................... 162 22 Feb 70......................................... 163 25 Feb 70......................................... 164 26 Feb 70......................................... 166 27 Feb 70......................................... 167 March 1970 169 2 mar 70......................................... 169 7 Mar 70......................................... 171 9 Mar 70......................................... 173 13 Mar 70........................................ 176 14 Mar 70........................................ 177 15 Mar 70........................................ 179 18 Mar 70........................................ 180 20 March 70....................................... 182 5 21 Mar 70........................................ 183 22 Mar 70........................................ 184 25 Mar 70........................................ 186 27 Mar 70........................................ 187 27 Mar 70........................................ 188 29 Mar 70........................................ 190 31 March 70....................................... 192 April 1970 194 5 April 70........................................ 194 7 April 70........................................ 195 ............................................... 196 19 Apr 70........................................ 197 20 Apr 70........................................ 198 21 April 70........................................ 199 22 April 70........................................ 201 23 April 70........................................ 202 27 April 70........................................ 204 28 April 70........................................ 205 29 April 70........................................ 206 May1970 208 1 May 70......................................... 208 3 May 70......................................... 210 5 May 70......................................... 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