Dear Donna,
Well here it is many and it sire is hot donw here now, it was 107 degree today, all I had to do was 1 hr in the morning and 1 hr in the afternoon of PJ slep the rest of the day. I sure had a swell time on bevouan the night Proud was a Juke they were sipposed to gas and shoot at us but they did not have any gas or bullets all the other Sqd got it out sqd is the only sqd in the history of the field that did not get it. It was a little tough on the range as there were snames and Lizards and beez and such. You some allagers in the gulf 12-15ft long. I am going to new Onlins on a pass tonigth. My buddy and I told the large we wanted to see out gals so he has us a 90 hr pass whihch will give us plenty of time to paint the town. Yesterday was payday aall there fullbully for nuts when the get money . I did not get payed as tehy got it messed up. so I have to got through the mill abd ave a check cashed I suppose I will hav to wait for 15-20 mintues to get it cashed
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If I get a chance I will get a 7-9-B for you if I dont I will soon as I can. The sqd is on shipping orders now and supose we will get shiped in a week or so, but you can still write me at the same address. I will get it. They are Sunday 35,000 Jeeps in the camp and that is alot of men so they have to gte rid of us. they are comming in by May 15th I hope I don;te get permentatn pary here they are takiung the drifters for that tho and since I renlisted foor 18 months I might go to school for wa whole and then over seqns, but I hoope 2 yrs right over seas then I will get a leave first I have a little houses in Chicago that I sure would like to striaighten up might get time to see you also. Got some Papeper from mom today that I have to sign as I get home proptery when I am 21 and taht wont be too long I sure am getting to be an old man. How are upi doing in chicago are you havintg lots of dun woth all the swabby? How is many and the folks alsko I hear the wather is pretty good. They had a jet plance flying aroudn here today had all you cawed do to see it in fact it just went " " now all I heard was the boom. Well I guess i had better close and puck my pass and get started my telephone apperter uis mud at me as I hvave been getiting passes and not telling her
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but I kind like New Orleans. You remember Hance the girl I was going to marry Well I gt a letter from her. She is arried now but is going to get a divorce, she said she wish she would have loked me up even after what happened, that she though she would loke to be the wide of an ar copr man aint that something. I am going to send her a wire tonigt and tell her to tear my address up.

Well Donna I must close now don't foget a picture
Love Casey