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Letter from Larnel B. Golden to Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Soldiers' Morale in Vietnam, 1966

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Letter from Larnel B. Golden to Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Soldiers' Morale in Vietnam, 1966

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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

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Larnel B. Golden writes to Governor Haydon Burns about low morale in his unit, which was stationed in the An Khe district, Vietnam. Golden explains that he understands the importance the government places on the mission in Vietnam, but he says the food is inadequate, the hours are greuling, and military authorities have referred to the men as "a bunch of stupid imbeciles."

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1966-02-27

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Golden, Larnel Bernard, 1943-2005

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Letters (correspondence)

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Letter from Larnel B. Golden to Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Soldiers' Morale in Vietnam, 1966

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Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Morale

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Golden, Larnel Bernard, 1943-2005

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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

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1966-02-27

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eng-US

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Quincy (Fla.)

Gadsden County (Fla.)

Vietnam (Republic)

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Military And Veterans

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Golden, Larnel Bernard, 1943-2005. Letter from Larnel B. Golden to Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Soldiers' Morale in Vietnam, 1966. 1966-02-27. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334164>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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Golden, Larnel Bernard, 1943-2005. Letter from Larnel B. Golden to Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Soldiers' Morale in Vietnam, 1966. 1966-02-27. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334164>

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