Randy Barnes – Letters Home
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 [...]
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 [...]
Randy Barnes – Letter #27 – March 22, 1969
Dear Mom, 22 MAR - Sat. I've received all of your letters I think. I get one almost every other day. I'm sure glad you write as much as you do. Once again, or is [...]