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Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr.

  • 7/21/1969

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Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr., a Cheyenne Indian, writes a letter to his family in the United States. He is a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, on a search, clear and destroy mission, seven miles east of the Marine Combat Base at An Hoa.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.

National Archives Identifier: 532485

Full Citation: Private First Class Joseph Big Medicine Jr.; 7/21/1969; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 – 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/private-first-class-joseph-big-medicine-jr/, May 18, 2026]

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