Richard Jesse, L Co., 53rd Abn. Inf. Regt., 1952

  • Me covered with mud after being in a fox hole and having a tank go over me.
  • Envelope addressed to Mom and Dad.
  • My two week cruise to Tokoyo.
  • Me and a buddy from Wasau.
  • One of my buddies from Wasau.
  • Good Humor man one Sunday morning.
  • Marching off to retreat ceremony.
  • Some of my buddies goofing off.
  • Maybe reveille.
  • Marching off to bivouac, 18 miles.
  • Up on a line on the DMZ.
  • Two week bivoac
  • My bunk buddy, James Freeman from St. Louis. We went to town on a Sunday pass. Went to a bar and I ordered two beers. The bartender said, “I’l give you one.” I picked up my money and we walked out.
  • Richard and his wife-to-be, Patricia, about a month before they married, June 19, 1954.