Wednesday Eve.
Dear Mom + Dad,
This isn’t following the usual pattern of my writing as it is not being written at the hospital and it is so early it isn’t dark yet. It really is much nicer this way. As I told you I’m off tonight in anticipation of my exam tomorrow. I’m leaving camp tomorrow morning at 5:30AM in order to get to Hemet by 8:30. I’m riding down in a jeep. Isn’t that just like the army to send you to some place where you couldn’t get to in a million years. I don’t know why the army picks such outposts and inconvenient places there is in the world.
I have my hopes pretty high and hope to make it. I’m going to bed early and get a good rest. I’ll need it tomorrow. Keep you fingers crossed for me. I’ll write you again as soon as I get back tomorrow night and let you know how I make out.
I finally received my ration money from my furlough. The office came through with it today. I received $7.68 and I am now again in the chips. If I keep getting all this money I won’t know what to do with it all. I didn’t think I was going to be able to send any home this month but with ration money I may be able to yet. I have about $24 now and only 2 more weeks until the end of the month. This month I’ll receive a little over $50 with my deductions out. I’ll have to wait and see how things go by the end of the month.
Six of the fellows got released from the hospital today for good but I wasn’t one of the lucky ones. I think it will come soon as the station hospital are supposed to get some new men in. I sure hope it is soon as I’d like to get off that graveyard shift and lead a normal life again. At least I don’t have to go to work until Friday. Maybe by that time they’ll forget all about me.
Your letter arrived today as per schedule. So they’re getting you ready for the army. I’ll get a cot set up for you out here. I know you’d love it. But I’d advise against you coming.
Too bad it had to rain while you were at the lake. But isn’t that just your luck? That sure was some card you sent me showing where you were. I know just about where the domain was on the Lakes. As you know I’m pretty familiar with that Lake for some strange reason. It couldn’t be because of Emily or could it.
I guess that is the news from California. This is your corresponding son signing off with high hopes for what tomorrow brings forth. I’ll be back with the latest again tomorrow.
Love
Bob
Bob
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