Letter from Howard C. Lewis to his parents, 24 January 1969

Abstract

Howard Lewis writes to his parents in Melvin Village, Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, from Vietnam on 24 January 1969; he includes a hand-drawn map of "the larger cities or villages around us" and describes their base camp, which is in Củ Chi. He is now S-2 for his Battalion; provides additional details about his living quarters and their outhouses. ; Howard C. Lewis graduated from Norwich University in 1966 with a degree in business administration. Following his graduation, he served in the Army's armored branch and was a cavalry troop commander and battalion staff officer in Vietnam in 1969.