I am well.
Hope you are.
Tell Brother
Walt and
Brother Elmer
the Army 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
got 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.
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.
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