Frankie J. Howery Born Chicago, Illinois, 1943 Served in Vietnam, Air Force, 366th Field Maintenance Squadron, Da Nang, aircrew egress systems technician, 1966-67
				Letters home, 1966-67, ink and colored pencil on paper, dimensions variable
		I started drawing on the envelopes of letters home on the way over to Vietnam, or just before I left Stateside. I drew the pictures to amuse myself and pass the time, to illustrate the topics of my letters, and to convince my family not to worry about me by injecting some humor into the overall situation. I wanted also to make up a scrapbook of my experiences in country.