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UNINA9910846982603321 |
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Autore |
Stice Ray B. |
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Titolo |
From the Major to the Missus : : Letters from the War in Vietnam, October 1966-October 1967 / / written by Ray B. Stice to Elizabeth "Gig" Stice ; transcribed and edited by Robin Stice Maroney, with John M. Curatola |
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Quantico, VA : , : Marine Corps University Press, , 2023 |
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©2023 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (560 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Militaires - Conjoints - États-Unis |
Pilotes d'aeronef militaires - États-Unis |
Military spouses - United States |
Air pilots, Military - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States - Airmen |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
Correspondance privee |
Personal correspondence |
personal correspondence |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"At the height of American participation in the Vietnam War, U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot Major Ray B. Stice, his wife Elizabeth, and their four children wrote to each other daily from October 1966 until his return home in late 1967. These handwritten letters were painstakingly transcribed here to capture the family's devotion to each other while apart and detail their struggles, triumphs, laughter, and tears. Their correspondence became a lifeline for the Stice family and displayed |
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their unwavering love that endured despite the perils of war"-- |
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