Dublin City
Dear Sgt. Grit,
In response to the letter written by Jack Redmond, a member of the Les Brown Band, I would like to offer my appreciation to him and all of the others who came to Vietnam to support the troops. I have included a picture of all the members of the 1967 Bob Hope USO Christmas show in Chu Lai RVN. Can you point out where you are in this picture? From left to right, Bob Crosby, Raquel Welch, Barbara McNair, Bob Hope, Miss Peru, (I don?t remember the name of the lady standing next to her) and Les Brown. The unique thing about these shows is that Bob Hope?s staff always made it a point to find out something about each base or its commanders to make a joke about it. In our case, I remember him making a joke about ?Chu Lai steak? which of course was roast beef. On a personal note Mr. Redmond, I salute you and all of the others who sacrificed their time to make us laugh, to remind us just how beautiful our American women are and in the midst of combat, giving us hope and a much needed boost to our morale. Thank you again.
Semper Fidelis,
Ronald E. (Gene) Hays II
MSgt, USMC, Retired
Oxford, MS