May 2, 1968

I finally receive the portable radio that I asked my parents to send. Unfortunately, the volume control does not work very well. I tried new batteries but the problem persists.

When I return from R&R, I will have fewer days left in country than I have served.

Only 170 more days and I will be on my way home.

May 9, 1968

A couple of days ago, we were annoyed by the VC again. The Viet Cong hit us with 122-mm rockets and launched a small ground attack against our perimeter. We killed three gooks trying to get through the barbed wire.

In seven days, I will be leaving for my R&R. You cannot imagine how happy I am about that. It will be so nice to get away from here for a while.

May 11, 1968

Weather… hot

The temperature soars to more than 100 degrees by noon. I try to stay inside out of the sun as much as I can. Still, the heat is not as bad as they tell me it gets over here.

May 13, 1968

I have not received any letters from my girlfriend Linda Sunnerberg, so I wrote to my cousin Aloise to find out why.

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