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A LETTER FROM A FARMER, NOW AT CAMP PENDLETON

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A LETTER FROM A FARMER, NOW AT CAMP PENDLETON

Dear Ma and Pa;

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
maybe all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got
to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but 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 that ain't so bad,
they get 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 between two city boys that live on
coffee. Their food plus yours holds you till 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 is not my place to tell him different. A
"route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys
gets sore feet and we all ride back in trucks. The country is nice, but
awful flat. The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt.
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 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. Be sure to tell Walt and
Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get into this setup and come
stampeding in.

Your loving daughter, Gail

P.S. Speaking of shooting, enclosed is $200 towards a new barn roof and ma's
teeth. The city boys shoot craps, but not very good.
 
HAHAHAHA!!!!I really likes that one!!!
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