We are not really sure what this website is going to turn into.

It’s been over ten years ago (2-17-2000) since Larry Rudolf, our father (not the same man who discovered Britney Spears, unfortunately), passed away. We were left with all his belongings, one of which includes a shoebox full of letters that were sent to him during his time spent in boot-camp and in the Vietnam War. We have recently found these letters to be very interesting reading material and an interesting look at what was happening while our father was overseas and how our family was handling it. Right now, we just want a way to archive these letters and possibly give others a chance to enjoy them as well.

Our father was not the kind of man who was very good with computers. He once emailed his son, Cory, while sitting right next to him at the library, and apologized at being “bad at this” and to “please bear with [him],” so, it’s a tad ironic that we started this website where we are transcribing letters, that once took days to reach him in Vietnam, into a digital format that could easily be emailed to him in seconds nowadays. Although, it would still probably take him days to figure out how to check his email.

We plan not only to transcribe these letters but to also scan in pictures and other things that we come across. Please feel free to leave comments and to check back often as we plan to update multiple times a week. we will also update the interface of the website as time permits.