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14 Nov 67

Dear Susan,

Got my birthday presents on time. Thank you for the wingtips. They’re very nice. Only one question: Where do I wear them in Veitnam?

Love,
Dick
Lt. (jg) Richard W. Strandberg, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, served with River Patrol Sections 533 and 522, operating along the Mekong River, from May 1967-May 1968. A fine artist, he was curator of the first art show about the Vietnam War by those who were there, held in St. Paul, Minnesota, in November 1980. A year later, he brought the show, “The Vietnam Experience,” to New York City, in an exhibit co-curated by Bernard Edelman. He now lives in Mesa, Arizona with his wife, Susan.

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