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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.40 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated August 17, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her and can't wait to see her. He is sad to hear that Bob and Terry broke up. He also mentions that he saw the U.S. Seventh Fleet while swimming in the Gulf of Tonkin. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017

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