A) Letter from Ruth Erickson to RADM Shea Buckley Dated 15 May 1994. Letter about receipt of Vietnam Memorial Program and about Lewis Puller, Jr. son of General “Chesty” Puller. Letter of historic values. RADM Shea Buckley, Director NC 1979-1983. Ruth Erickson Director 1962-1966. Ruth Erickson recalled in her letter, of Puller Jr. having an appendectomy at Naval Hospital LeJeune – Age 7 or 8 and the “General” in the role of an anxious parent.- B) Article from US News and World Report 23 May 1994 Epitaph of Lewis Puller Jr. who suffered loss of both legs and shredded both hands in Vietnam War. He authored “Fortunate Son” for which he received a Pulitzer. Picture of Lewis Puller Jr. with a picture of his father included on page.
