markie1425 wrote:
I was Tay Ninh Province Engineer Advisor.
Our Advisory Team's officers volunteered to take those inventories to honor fallen friends or colleagues, so it wasn't a service, per se.
One of the tasks was to examine correspondence and pictures in order to remove possibly embarrassing things (e.g., letters to a non-spousal girlfriend). And yes, we did find embarrassing things.
And I’m sure their families appreciated your efforts.
In the Plaza outside 55 Water St in lower Manhattan, there’s a memorial comprised of actual letters, diary entries etc., etched in glass block walls, from people “in country” and their families. I wonder if any of what you returned found it’s way to these walls.