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6 Jul 66
Dear Mom and Dad,
When I think about the hell I’ve been through the last few days I can’t help but cry. This was the worst battle as far as losses are concerned that this company has experienced….I’m not able to go into details now, I just wanted to tell you I’m OK….
Love,
Kenny
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Sp/4 Kenneth Peeples, Jr., arrived in Vietnam in June 1966 and served with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was wounded in action in February 1967. When he returned home, he went back to college and earned his associate’s degree. “With the help of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act,” he writes, “I earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in library science. I later went on to get a second master’s degree in education.” Head of the Reference Department at LaGuardia Community College Library in the City University of New York, he is co-editor of a book on careers for minorities in librarianship, and editor-in-chief of a faculty journal for community colleges. He is the proud father of a son, damani, who works in network systems development, and a daughter, Ayanna, a star volleyball player in high school.
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