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Mr Flynn is writing a new book about the Cupp Marines and is seeking former members for interviews. The following is a letter I recieved from Mr Flyn concearning a helmet I found that I believed he may have worn in Vietnam. I'm sorry to disappoint you but I don't believe that was the helmet I wore.
I wore a regulation helmet with a cammo cover. The initials are an amazing coincidence. I didn't paint my initials on anything in Vietnam. It is possible that a CUPP Marine painted the helmet and intended to give it to me so I would be recognized but there was a company of them and I tried to spend some time with each platoon but the platoons were usually split into squads and the squads were scattered across the countryside. It wouldn't be easy to have gotten the helmet to me.
If someone had, I think I would have tried to bring it home. I want people to understand the CUPPs, their daily lives, how vulnerable they were, how they never had a "home", a place they could relax, sleep without fear. I have asked them to tell me their stories but they are reluctant.
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