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24JAN68

 

To Mom,

Hi There.  A little late but I did remember.  I just couldn't get yours and Jan's (my sister) in the mail.  Happy Birthday MOM!

We're off the DMZ now for about 6 days.  We've been up North until Monday, when the I Corps called for a little HELP!!! from the Grey Ghost from the East Coast.  We fire at the enemy around the clock in order to slow them down.  We head for 17 days in port at Subic Bay in 10 days or so.  All that time on dry land I won't know what to do with myself.

....

Happy Birthday,

Love,
Mike

PS: I got that $5 from Dad - Thank you very much
(author's note: at $.25 each, 5 bucks would buy a lot of San Miguel beer straight from the freeze in Olongapo City!)
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