tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723136477037844670.post9035135346880842301..comments2024-03-12T06:36:05.379-07:00Comments on A Vietnam War Clerk's Diary: Diary Entry 101: Saigon, Thursday Night, 16 December 1965J.R. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342024311554833973noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723136477037844670.post-42294019727583271732012-08-14T09:40:11.563-07:002012-08-14T09:40:11.563-07:00John: Very interesting article. I was there at t...John: Very interesting article. I was there at the same time: 10/65 to 4/67, Third Field Hospital, one mile from TSN. In late 1965, the hospital was deluged with cards and packages addressed to "soldier in VN". I think the APO found it easy to dispose of all that stuff on the hospital, thinking that the patients would love it. There were usually 100 to 200 patients. But we hadn't the manpower to sort thru all of it. Our red cross ladies delivered piles of cards and boxes and cards every day to every patient. Most of the packages contained cookies, candy, and other goodies, but a lot of it was no good by the time we got it. Our patients also got a lot of mail addressed to them, but most of it arrived long after they departed. We returned it to either the APO or forwarded it to them if we knew where they had been sent. You just cannot visualize just how much of this stuff we received every day.<br />Darryl Henley pontem@sbcglobal.netDarryl Henleynoreply@blogger.com