Thursday Evening
Dear Mom + Dad,
I received your letter today and thanks. As you can see we haven’t gone on bivouac. It rained around here for the two days and they called it off until Monday. I really feel bad about it. But if you had of seen the rain around here you could see why they called it off.
If isn’t the dust around here its rain and if its not rain its mud. We’ve been going out on hikes etc in mud up to our knees and its no picnic. You just can’t win around here.
They tell us that out training period is definitely over after we come back from bivouac. That means we will be through next Thursday. At any time after that we will be up for shipment. As yet I’m not absolutely certain where we’re going. I told you I had a hunch it wouldn’t be El Paso or San Antonio. I guess I just have to wait and see.
Incidentally, I had a swell time at the dance in town last Saturday nite and expect to go again this Saturday if they will let us. A fellow in our barracks has contacted the measles and that means we’ll probably be confined to camp.
I’ll be rather glad to get out of here as you undoubtly know. I just get fed up on this whole place every once in a while and then I snap out of it. You can just go so long and then it gets you down. I have just gotten over a period of depression.
There is a dance tomorrow night at the camp’s U.S.O and I’m thinking of going. Even though there is too many soldiers you manage to have a lot of fun. It breaks up the monotony of camp life.
Hows Marion and Lee Adair? I received a card from brother announcing her arrival but haven’t heard from him as yet.
I’m glad to hear you people think of me often and I do the same of you. Please don’t worry about me though as I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.
I’m going to close now as it is 11:30 and lights have been out for 2 hours.
Love to all
Bob
Bob
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