Texas Tech University

Canvas Bunk Bottom

Museum Object Item Number: 1574c0080
Pages
1
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks Math Building Stacks
Removed from
USNS General John Pope
Language(s)
English
General Note
Statements as they appear on canvas:
Obverse
1 Sept. the 588th Maints. Co. leaves Oakland. Arrival in Okinawa on the
Sandy + Chuck I love her, love her [heart and arrow]
1967
Sandy + Chuck
Fort Bragg sucks
Houston, Texas
FTA [fuck the army] all the way
Sandy, Chuck
Rocky from Pittsburgh PA April 67 Vietnam bound
West end
ETS 18 Aug 69
For the man who will read anything - out 4 days without an erection, Guam is a long way away.
ETS 17 May 68
Rocky 67 the cool kid [smoking cowboy]
Jack Unsworthy from Ambridge PA July 67
Russel Jacobs sucks
Helen + Jack
SF May 1, Subic Bay May 18, Vung Tau May 20, Cam Ranh May 22, Nha Trang May 23
May 1, 1968 Ted Taylor, University of Oregon, '67
Reverse
Reagan sleeps here 5-1-68

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1574c0080

Citation
Canvas Bunk Bottom, 1574c0080. No Date, USNS General John Pope Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1574c0080, Accessed 03 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1574c0080, USNS General John Pope Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Jul 2005 [Updated: 18 Nov 2013]