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Accession Number | PR00331 |
Collection type | Private Record |
Record type | Collection |
Measurement | 3 items |
Object type | Papers, Copy |
Maker |
Smith, Barry Langham Smith, Barry Langham |
Date made | 1969 |
Access | Open |
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0800 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Smith, B.L. (Lieutenant)
Description
Copy of diary from June to August 1969; copy of letter from Vietnamese orphan (in Vietnamese with English translation); lyrics to accompany well known tunes. The diary comments on the building and other aid activities of the Civil Affairs Unit, the author's attitude towards South Vietnamese officials and troops, and the futility of the war.