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Letter to Terrie, late 1970 — 'When I get back I'll probably be in Marietta two weeks…'
Late-tour letter — Charlie is looking past Vietnam to what comes next. The plan he sketches: two weeks back in Marietta when he rotates, then either another job or back to Sears (his pre-Army employer); if Terrie can get a summer 1971 job in D.C., they could be together and save a little money; August looms as the realistic timeline for what comes after. The voice has shifted from the operational present of the field letters to something closer to the civilian future-planning he will spend the next forty-five years actually living.
Withheld at the family's request
The body of this letter is held in the private family archive and is not published here. The metadata above — sender, recipient, date, and place — is published so the archive's index remains complete. To inquire about the full text, contact the family directly.