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Czerwonka, George, fl. 1963-1968 to Norm Dykya

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09751.15 Author/Creator: Czerwonka, George, fl. 1963-1968 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1964 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

One letter dated February 16, 1964 from George. Hopes to be one of the soldiers selected to ride in the front of a chopper into Vietnam. Talks about how much he'd like to fire a maching gun from the helicopter and that the next letter Dujka receives from him may be from Vietnam.

Czerwonka, George, fl. 1963-1968
Dujka, Norm, 1945-2006

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