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Here are a couple of letters exchanged between a soldier fighting in Vietnam and Merton. The soldier is inspired by some of Merton's words in The Seven Storey Mountain, and Merton offers further encouragement in his reply.
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See also one published letter from Merton to Jon Allen in The Road to Joy.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/06/26 |
TL to Merton |
At the time you passed through the gate of the Trappist monastery, and turned your back on the |
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Vietnam / asks for Merton's prayers
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1967/07/10 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I want to write a few words to thank you for your letter and to encourage you to stick to the good |
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Vietnam / words of encouragement for soldier and comrades
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