Tag: U.S. Army | Nancy Lou Henderson

Responsibility is it Declining?

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Blog | 6 comments

While writing a new chapter on my website called, “Next Stop is Okinawa”, many questions came to my mind as I was typing about a job which I had worked at prior to leaving Texas for Okinawa. While describing my job requirements and responsibilities while working as a grocery cashier/checker at HEB in 1969, I realized that many young people in 2018 would find those job requirements and responsibilities quite challenging and maybe a little bit enslaving. Having these thoughts running through my mind, led me to wonder about the changes that modern technology has made in the world,...

February 7, 1968, Chapter Five

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Love Letters | 2 comments

In mid-January 1968, Jimmy and Frank were supposed to register to go back to school at Wharton County Junior College, but after talking with the registrar and my Dad, they decided to enlist in the Army. It seems that they had been spending more time drinking Tall Boy beer and playing pool at a place nearby the college than going to classes. Their grades had also suffered severely. Since going to college and making good grades was their only deferment from being drafted, it was in their best interest to just join the Army. Frank and Jimmy went to a recruiter to talk to him about their best...

Rabbit Hunting, Chapter Six

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Love Letters | 5 comments

Time was moving very fast for us now, and we had so much to do before Frank would leave for Army Basic Training. We only had eleven more days to spend together before Frank would go. I knew some of Frank’s family from the church, but others who lived in close nearby towns wanted to meet me and were inviting us to their homes for supper. An Aunt and Uncle of Frank’s who lived in Sweeny, Texas, were the first to invite us to supper. Frank and I had a great time at his Uncle and Aunt’s home in Sweeny, and after it got dark, we left their home then headed back to Van Vleck....

Letters 9 & 10 from Basic, 1968

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Love Letters | 4 comments

Basic Training Fun I sent Frank my Senior picture in a letter right before receiving the following two letters from him. I still had my braces on, but that did not keep me from smiling for the picture, just for him. March 16, 1968 Dear Nancy, This letter is going to be dedicated to answering your questions in the latest letters today, Saturday, March 16, 1968, but first I have to tell I love you very much and that’s 3 small words to cover a very strong undefinable feeling I have for you. You asked about the exercises. Yes, they are hard, but I’m getting in better...

Letters 11 & 12 from Basic, 1968

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Young Love The next letter you will read really upset me. Frank was so far from home and so sick. As soon as Frank could, he would call home to his folk’s house collect from a phone booth so that I could talk to him March 25, 1968 Dear Nancy, This a very depressing letter, so if you want to throw it away, do it now. Thursday night I got two shots and then at 6:00-8: 30 p.m., I had to clean the Mess Hall and then at 3:30 a.m. Friday morning until 9:00p.m. Friday night (18 and 1/2 hrs.) I had K.P. Saturday, we had an inspection, and our platoon won the best of the week...