Dear Ma and Pa,
> I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the
> Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to
> join up quick before all of the places are filled.
>
> I was restless at first, because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6
> a.m.
> But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you
> do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No
> hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay
> Practically nothing.
>
> All men got to shave but, ... it is not so bad, there's warm water.
>
> Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs,
> bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried
> eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can
> always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus
> yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder
> these city boys can't walk much.
>
> We go on 'route marches,' which the platoon sergeant says are long
> walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him
> different.
> A 'route march' is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the
> city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.
>
> The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is
> like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown
> They don't bother you none.
>
>
> This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting
> medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big
> as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like
> the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all
> comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges.
> They come in boxes.
>
>
> Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to
> wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they
> break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home.
>
>
> I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from
> over in Silver Lake . I only beat him once. He joined up the same
> time as me, but I'm only 5'6' and 130 pounds and he's 6'8' and near
> 300 pounds dry.
>
>
> Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers
> get onto this setup and come stampeding in.
>
>
>
>
>
> Your loving daughter,
> Susan
>
emoLaugh Jmax
> I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the
> Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to
> join up quick before all of the places are filled.
>
> I was restless at first, because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6
> a.m.
> But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you
> do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No
> hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay
> Practically nothing.
>
> All men got to shave but, ... it is not so bad, there's warm water.
>
> Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs,
> bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried
> eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can
> always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus
> yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder
> these city boys can't walk much.
>
> We go on 'route marches,' which the platoon sergeant says are long
> walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him
> different.
> A 'route march' is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the
> city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.
>
> The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is
> like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown
> They don't bother you none.
>
>
> This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting
> medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big
> as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like
> the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all
> comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges.
> They come in boxes.
>
>
> Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to
> wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they
> break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home.
>
>
> I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from
> over in Silver Lake . I only beat him once. He joined up the same
> time as me, but I'm only 5'6' and 130 pounds and he's 6'8' and near
> 300 pounds dry.
>
>
> Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers
> get onto this setup and come stampeding in.
>
>
>
>
>
> Your loving daughter,
> Susan
>
emoLaugh Jmax
