I remember that Thanksgiving was really special. We were still eating cold C Rations but on Thanksgiving we all looked for the Turkey dinner. Some got it but because of the variety available in a case most of us got whatever was left. No hot C Rations---Difficult to build fire in monsoon.
Between the holidays Pres. Johnson initiated Mail-call Vietnam. Anyone in the States could send a serviceman a Christmas card. No postage necessary and it was guaranteed that a GI would get the card. There were only 40 of us in the Brigade but we got hundreds and hundreds of cards for the platoon. We would pick cards that had return addresses in our own states. I answered each card I opened and told the sender how much we really appreciated the sentiments. More in my next entry.