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\ 's in VIETNAM u/anf to come HOME, m On election day, November 8, 1966, Mayor Orville Hubbard of Dearborn, Michigan, placed the following question about the Vietnam war on the ballot. Are you in favor of an immediate cease-fire and withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam so Vietnamese people can settle their own problems?" The final vote was 20,667 against the resolution and 14, 124, (41%) in favor of the resolution. Mayor Hubbard received many letters from soldiers in Vietnam supporting his position against the war. Among them was the following from a combat infantry platoon: Dear Mr. Hubbard, Read the article that appeared in the Detroit News November 9th. Myself and my entire squad (3rd squad A 3/12) agree with you and would like to thank you for your concern over the matter. After being out in the field for over a month and then reading the article about the vote you can imagine how mad we were. Speaking for the infantry we are the ones who go out and risk our lives, we don't sit back in a base camp nor are we stationed 15 or 20 miles off at sea. In short, we are the slaves who hump hills with 40 lbs. of equipment on our backs and then eat C-rations, pull guard all night, get up the next morning and move out again. This of course is not that bad, getting shot at does not appeal to me in the least either. But, the economy war goes on and on. We fight in a miserable, primitive land while others talk, argue, and sometimes vote to keep us here. All in favor of you and the 14,124 citizens of Dearborn who voted for us_ thank you. 3rd squad, 2nd Pit. , A 3/12 with epns. attached agree. SGT.K. LEWANDOWSKI, Hamtramick, Mich. PVT. C. SGT. L. KING, Willard, Ohio PFC. A. PFC, J, RUBATCHKA, Allen Park, Mich. PFC. F. PFC. R. SCOTT PFC. R. PFC. W. PITTS, River Rouge, Mich. PFC. R. PFC G, BOJARSKI, Detroit, Mich. SP.4 R. PFC. E. McGREGOR, Lincoln Park, Mich. PFC. R. BROWN, S. Amboy, N.'J. RICCI, Lincoln Park, Mich. ROGERS, Watertown, N. Y. RUSH, Allen Park, Mich. HOPKINS, Alexandria, Ky. TIPTON, Newport, Ky. STULZ, Newport, I Of course the rest of the platoon feel as we do but I am just a representative of my squad writing our thanks to you for your effort. Sincerely, George J. Bojarski (Photostat of original hand-written letter on reverse side.
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Title | GI's in Vietnam want to come home |
Place of publication | New York, New York |
Publisher | Veterans and Reservists to End the War in Vietnam |
Publication date | 1966 |
Language | English |
Country | United States |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2016 |
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Owner | Brünn, Harris Watts Collection - Ephemera Soldiers Movements, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam |
Type | Text |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Full text | \ 's in VIETNAM u/anf to come HOME, m On election day, November 8, 1966, Mayor Orville Hubbard of Dearborn, Michigan, placed the following question about the Vietnam war on the ballot. Are you in favor of an immediate cease-fire and withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam so Vietnamese people can settle their own problems?" The final vote was 20,667 against the resolution and 14, 124, (41%) in favor of the resolution. Mayor Hubbard received many letters from soldiers in Vietnam supporting his position against the war. Among them was the following from a combat infantry platoon: Dear Mr. Hubbard, Read the article that appeared in the Detroit News November 9th. Myself and my entire squad (3rd squad A 3/12) agree with you and would like to thank you for your concern over the matter. After being out in the field for over a month and then reading the article about the vote you can imagine how mad we were. Speaking for the infantry we are the ones who go out and risk our lives, we don't sit back in a base camp nor are we stationed 15 or 20 miles off at sea. In short, we are the slaves who hump hills with 40 lbs. of equipment on our backs and then eat C-rations, pull guard all night, get up the next morning and move out again. This of course is not that bad, getting shot at does not appeal to me in the least either. But, the economy war goes on and on. We fight in a miserable, primitive land while others talk, argue, and sometimes vote to keep us here. All in favor of you and the 14,124 citizens of Dearborn who voted for us_ thank you. 3rd squad, 2nd Pit. , A 3/12 with epns. attached agree. SGT.K. LEWANDOWSKI, Hamtramick, Mich. PVT. C. SGT. L. KING, Willard, Ohio PFC. A. PFC, J, RUBATCHKA, Allen Park, Mich. PFC. F. PFC. R. SCOTT PFC. R. PFC. W. PITTS, River Rouge, Mich. PFC. R. PFC G, BOJARSKI, Detroit, Mich. SP.4 R. PFC. E. McGREGOR, Lincoln Park, Mich. PFC. R. BROWN, S. Amboy, N.'J. RICCI, Lincoln Park, Mich. ROGERS, Watertown, N. Y. RUSH, Allen Park, Mich. HOPKINS, Alexandria, Ky. TIPTON, Newport, Ky. STULZ, Newport, I Of course the rest of the platoon feel as we do but I am just a representative of my squad writing our thanks to you for your effort. Sincerely, George J. Bojarski (Photostat of original hand-written letter on reverse side. |
Type | Text |
Digital identifier | giEphemera1012001 |