Hey Tour of Duty Fans! I want to invite everyone to join in with this writing exercise. It is open to anyone looking to turn the TV off and write. I hope to dig up a few more participants to write a fictional letter home from the point of view of any character from "Tour of Duty" (please ask the author's permission first if you plan to use a character as introduced in a Fanfic story). If you have any questions post them to the Fanfic Message Board or e-mail the webmaster and we will get back to you with an answer. You do not have to be a trained writer to participate, just have fun and act like you are writing home from the characters point of view! Here are the basic guidlines 1. Must be written from the point of view of a Tour of Duty Character from any season. You may choose a character from a fanfic story, provided you have received permission from the original author first. 2. All letters must be earmarked with a note to Pidd explaining where the letter falls in the TOD timeline. So when the reader goes to Letters to the World the letters will read in order. If you do good research you may even be able to include a date on the letter. Or make one up using the time line on the Hum 90 site. 3. Subject for the letter can be based on an event from the show or a purely fictional event. 4. Letter must stay true to the storyline of TOD (ie: you can not write home that Taylor was killed or wounded unless it actually happened in the TOD story) 5. All letters to be posted should be turned in to Pidd. Please proof the letter well, but intentional gramatical errors are allowed for the purpose of representing the way the character may have written the story. 6. Have fun and remember these are letters written home. Length should be limited to no more than three pages. (I think this is fair) Ready...Set......GO! and HAVE FUN |
Letters to The World |
The guys write letters home to family and friends they left behind. |
A letter written in January 1968 from the bottom of The Hill, by Roger Horn to his brother back home. Submitted by KitKat |
DISCLAIMER: These pieces are based on the television series Tour of Duty, which aired on CBS from 1987-1990 and can now be seen regularly on the TNT Cable Network. All recognizeable characters are the property of the creators and producers, with no copyright infringement intended. Original characters belong to the authors. No money is being made with the posting of these stories and they may not be copied, archived or reproduced in whole or in part without permission. Although care has been taken in the attention to military protocol, certain artistic licenses have been made for the sake of readability. Apologies to all by-the-book soldiers everywhere. |
Hey Tour of Duty Fans! I want to invite everyone to join in with this writing exercise. It is open to anyone looking to turn the TV off and write. I hope to dig up a few more participants to write a fictional letter home from the point of view of any character from "Tour of Duty" (please ask the author's permission first if you plan to use a character as introduced in a Fanfic story). If you have any questions post them to the Fanfic Message Board or e-mail the webmaster and we will get back to you with an answer. You do not have to be a trained writer to participate, just have fun and act like you are writing home from the characters point of view! Here are the basic guidlines 1. Must be written from the point of view of a Tour of Duty Character from any season. You may choose a character from a fanfic story, provided you have received permission from the original author first. 2. All letters must be earmarked with a note to Pidd explaining where the letter falls in the TOD timeline. So when the reader goes to Letters to the World the letters will read in order. If you do good research you may even be able to include a date on the letter. Or make one up using the time line on the Hum 90 site. 3. Subject for the letter can be based on an event from the show or a purely fictional event. 4. Letter must stay true to the storyline of TOD (ie: you can not write home that Taylor was killed or wounded unless it actually happened in the TOD story) 5. All letters to be posted should be turned in to Pidd. Please proof the letter well, but intentional gramatical errors are allowed for the purpose of representing the way the character may have written the story. 6. Have fun and remember these are letters written home. Length should be limited to no more than three pages. (I think this is fair) Ready...Set......GO! and HAVE FUN |
Thanks to Erin for setting up this writing challenge. |
A letter written in October 1967 by Lt. Goldman to Nikki Raines after his first day at Firebase Ladybird. Submitted by Pidd |
A letter written in December 1967 by Danny Percell to his mother after the mission in the Dung Ho Valley. Submitted by Erin |
A letter written in October 1967 by Marcus Taylor to after his Grandmother shortly after the arrival of the newbies. Submitted by Erin |
A letter written in June 1967 by Jimmy Greene to his mother after he arrives for basic training. Submitted by Danny based on a character from a fanfic Tale by Pidd |
A letter written in March 1968 by Johnny McKay to his mother back home. Submitted by Percy |
