When American troops in Vietnam answered the call to correspond with a young reporter four decades ago, they could not have envisioned the enduring relevancy of their war letters or the rich legacy their words, photographs and memorabilia would leave to succeeding generations. Ms. Lynch discusses and reads selected war letters from her book, Vietnam Mailbag, Voices From the War: 1968-1972, based on her popular newspaper column, “Nancy’s Vietnam Mailbag.” She is accompanied by Vietnam veteran Rick Lovekin, a Huey helicopter door gunner, Cobra crew chief, and frequent letter writer to Nancy, who shows slides from Vietnam set to 1960s music.

This program has been made possible by Delaware Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This program is part of a series of free lectures, book discussions, and events under the auspices of the NEA Big Read program. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest