Operation Playmate

Operation PlaymateLast fall, Playboy's Editor-in-Chief Hugh M. Hefner received a letter from Captain Bobby J. Simmons, Jr., of the 101st Airborne Division, stationed in Saudi Arabia. Captain Simmons suggested that letters from Playmates would boost his platoon's morale. Hef, an Army vet himself, saw his duty and did it. "In times of war or military action," he said, "Playboy Playmates can be fully appreciated for what they are--a part of the American dream." Hef and his wife,...