[VIETNAM]. A group of photographs and letter recommending promotion of African American Sergeant Howard L. Cooper.
15 Kodak snapshots, each 5 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller, featuring Sergeant Cooper and fellow soldiers, most if not all taken in Vietnam. -- 4 black and white Agfa snapshots, each 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., featuring Sergeant Cooper, fellow soldiers, and likely   Vietnamese children. -- One Polaroid photograph featuring two African American men standing next to one another in a darkened room, one likely Sergeant Cooper. -- Together, 20 photographs mostly featuring American soldiers in Vietnam. Few with written captions. Conditions generally fair, with soiling, some abrasions, and wear to edges.  [With:] Typed letter of recommendation for the promotion of Sergeant Howard L. Cooper. Signed by Transportation Supervisor Alice J. Griffin. Fort Ord, CA, 14 November 1973. 1p, 8 x 10 3/8 in., pinholes, discoloration, and ink smear to upper edge.
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