War Diaries (July 9) (nonfiction)
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Richard Paris Clark, Jr.: July 9, 1965
Tomorrow and Sunday I hope to get fully caught up on paperwork so I can get back to doing something worthwhile on Monday. But like as not a flap of some unimportant nature will come up, like the one generated late today by the enclosed copy of a letter. I’ve been in and out of more generals’ offices today explaining why the Sgt. (and a lot of others) is not going to get beer by air delivery any time soon. With all the problems I’ve got, moving beer is the least of my worries! Anyway, I have been browbeat all over the place today about beer by air but am kinda proud that I stuck by my position. The beer will go if any general officer in this command will sign in writing that it is more important than bullets. Then I’ll order bullets off the planes and we’ll fly beer. But you know what? No general over here will sign such a piece of paper. Wish they’d get so mad they would fire me and send me home!
- The diary of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Paris Clark, Jr. - U.S. Army Transportation Corps, who served as Chief, Movements Branch, Transportation Division, J-4, MACV, from June 1965 to December 1965, and Special Assistant to the J-4 for Coastal Shipping from December 1965 to June 1966. Edited by John R. Clark.
