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26 Aug 70
Dear Mike,
…So how are you doing? You didn’t look too good the last time I saw you. Laying on that trail covered with blood. I really couldn’t believe that damn thing went off. I heard the explosion and I hit the ground. There was shrapnel dropping all around me. I got up and saw Newcome further down the trail rolling around. I went down there and he was bleeding. I couldn’t see you. When I finished with Newcome I went to see how you were. I had no idea you were hit that bad. The dust off came and I put all your gear on the bird. Then you were gone. I was messed up for two days and I’m not even kiddin. No one to talk to - - make fabulous C-Rat meals with or pull guard with. Oh, yeah, there was one thing I wanted to tell you. Do you remember when we were out in the field and I couldn’t get any “D” Rings for my rucksack and you told me if someone goes in on a dust off to take them off their ruck? Well I did, thanks they were on your ruck!! I laughed like hell when I thought about it later…
Always,
Mike
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Michael A. Mancuso Sp/4 Michael A. Mancuso served from June 1970-August 1971with Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, part of the Americal Division operating in I Corps. After he returned home to Waterbury, Connecticut, he took a job as a postal worker.
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