APPENDIX 2

LETTERS THAT NO FAMILY EVER WANTS TO RECEIVE

The following are copies of some of the communications that the Illingworth family received after the death of Cpl. Jack Illingworth.

The telegram that every family with a soldier in Vietnam dreaded receiving:

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The letter of condolence sent by President Nixon:

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The letter sent by Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor:

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The letter sent by General Abrams:

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The letter sent by General Roberts:

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The letter sent by Captain Ray Armer, Corporal Illingworth’s company commander:

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