Randy Barnes – Letter #16 – Jan. 6, 1969
Dear Mom, 6 Jan, Mon. I've now been at B Battery since Wed & I love it. I've been busy as hell since I got here. The Medic before me was a real Dud. He [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #17 – Jan. 13,1969
Dear Mom, Howard, & Val MON - 13 Jan '69 Just a note to let you all know I'm fine. I got the Tape Sat. Since I moved out to B BTRY my mail was [...]
Locating Veterans
Locate Military Records: The 201 File and Form DD 214 are the basic records available from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis Missouri. Google their site and fill out standard form 180 to [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #18 – Jan. 13, 1969
Dear Goose, Friends, & Fellow Goosers, MON - 13 Jan '69 I received your tape of "Xmas in Rio" Saturday. I have moved out to a field Battery so was a week & a half [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #19 – Jan. 15, 1969
Dear Mom, WED - 15 JAN 1969 Just a note to say I'm fine. I received your letter yesterday. I hope I signed the cards okay. Nothing much new. Some of our Dusters and Quad [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #20 – Jan. 27, 1969
Dear Mom, Howard, & Val, 27 Jan - Mon Nothing much new here. Just thought I'd drop a line & let you know all is well. The weather seems to be getting hotter everyday and [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #21 – Feb. 3, 1969
Dear Mom, 2 FEB, 69 Just a note - will write a longer later tomorrow or next day. Again I don't have enough money. Since I bought my camera, I've been taking films like mad [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #22 – Feb. 12, 1969
Dear Mom, Val & Everyone, 12 FEB - Wed Not really anything much new to write about, everyday is like the other. One of our V.N. K.P.'s came down with PLAGUE and died. I was [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #23 – Feb. 22, 1969
Dear Mom, Val, Howard & All, 22 FEB Sat. Everyday is just like the one before. It's very hard to remember what I did the day before yesterday or even yesterday. Today our Battalion Commander [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #24 – Feb. 17, 1969
Dear Mom & Val, 27 FEB 1969 THURS. Just a note to let you know I'm okay. Well, I guess you have read in the papers we (Cu Chi) was hit with a massive ground [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #25 – March 5, 1969
Dear Solly, Carla, & Tribe, Wed 5 MAR I haven't heard from you for awhile nor have I written. Thought now would be the time. I don't know if it made the papers at home [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #26 – March 12, 1969
Dear Mom, Val, & Howard, 12 MAR., Wed Nothing really new to write about. Just a letter to let you know I'm okay. Things have been relatively quiet. We had a convoy ambushed yesterday (I [...]