Letter from General Richard C. Sanders to former Army Air Forces team

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This is a form letter to former member of the Army Air Forces (AAF) team from Brigadier General Richard C. Sanders. The single sheet of paper contains a form letter from Commanding Brigadier General Sanders to soldiers who had been in the Army Air Forces. At the center top margin is small black text that reads “HEADQUARTERS / AAF PERSONNEL DISTRIBUTION COMMAND / OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL / LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.” In the proper upper left corner of the sheet is black text that reads “SAVE” inside a partially closed oval. Very small white text within the black oval outline reads “U.S. ARMY / CONSERVATION PROGRAM.” In the proper upper right corner of the sheet is a rectangle with a small image of a Revolutionary War soldier holding a long rifle. Above his head is black text that reads “FOR VICTORY.

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