Show lETTERS TO TH THE E EDITOR E Praises Vietnam Battle e Poem Dear Editor My two senior English class class- classes es have just started their mod mod- modern ern war poetry unit in English literature Their poetry con corned World War I and World War n II The poem you printed on page Bl of your April 25 i 1968 issue enabled them to see war from the view point of boys very near their own age Both classes had quite a dis- dis discussion discussion on the poem It was certainly a timely topic for them as some of the boys ex ex- expect to be drafted after grad grad- graduation in June Thank you for printing A A Soldiers Soldier's Poem Sincerely Mrs Clarence Coombs Alton Illinois Illinoi s |