Sample Speaker Thank You Letters
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After each speaker's visit, every student composes a reflective thank you letter. The following excerpts are quotes from letters written throughout our Lessons of Vietnam and United States History courses:
From Robert Y.
Mrs. Poling tells us that besides learning about Vietnam, character education is the most important thing we learn from veterans. The experiences you've gone through can build character into anyone and having you and other veterans come and shape that with us is an experience that builds character in me. I would like to thank you again.
From Allicia C.
It was also nice to hear from the wife of someone who was in the military as a career. I thought that both of you offered insightful views of what Vietnam was like, both the war and the era.
Students presented Vice Admiral and Mrs. Emmett Tidd Millbrook sweatshirts in appreciation for their outstanding contributions to our Community-in-the-Classroom Program.
From Jackie B.
I think that I connected with you in a lot of ways, but basically because you use humor to get your point across. I find that humor helps us to speak about things that may be hard to talk about. You are such an inspiration to me.
From Brad A.
I can't express how many lessons you've taught me. I would have never learned everything you taught me by just reading a book. You gave me vivid imagery that I would have never been able to imagine.
From Jay C.
Thank you for serving this country and coming to our class to talk about it. Continue to speak to our youth so that we will make sure the mistakes in Vietnam will not happen again.
From Beth S.
I truly enjoyed your visit to the class. I am always amazed that each speaker has some new perspective to share with us. Thank you again.
From Betsy K.
The pictures you showed of yourself as a student at Chapel Hill in 1968 were classic because they represented a time period, not just a person. Thank you for all of your time and energy you put into helping us see another side of the story.
Millbrook
dad, Ivan Waldorf, recaps a story he wrote in a 1968 issue
of the UNC Chapel Hill student newspaper.