Politics October 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM

57 years after Chicago soldier recorded 8,600-word letter from Vietnam, Smithsonian preserves his voice and the sound of a passing helicopter

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In March 1969, Frank A. Kowalczyk recorded an intimate 43-minute audio letter from Vietnam for his mother, sharing vivid family updates and personal experiences from his military service.

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