Dearest wife and M. and P.;
I'm sorry that I had to cut that letter off like I did last nite but they, the upper classmen, call us out of our quarters at any time. Its been practically all the time. They're really having their fun with us. To tap it all off there all from Alabama, Tenessee and Georgia and do they love to rub it in or us "Yankee's" damn yankees they call us. It seems we're starting our fighting the civil war here first. Well anyway darling, I'll try to take up where I left off yesteray. Just as I was going to start on another page to your letter, we

were all called out, lined up and told to stand at attention directly in front of our "upper classmen". A first Louie was in charge and did he make them (upper classmen) laugh at us. We were ridiculed to death. After that each one of them were given a detail of two men to do with whatever they pleased. Luckily another fellow and myself clicked pretty well and the man in our charge had a soft heart in our charge had a soft heart so we ere only at it for about 1 1/2 hours. After that I was tried and I mean tried, so I went right to bed. This morning we all missed our breakfast and it definitely looked like a put up job. OK well lunch is now only about 3 hours away. We were up at 5:30 this morning and were

called out twice already and its only 9 A.M. We had to learn how to sing this mornign and I mean sing at the top of your voice, two songs: Amy Air Corps song and another air force song when we're not our having jerked around by the upper classmen, we're in restriction; that means stay in your rooms, not on your beds because the inspection officiers may arrive at any time now. We haven't been assigned any address (permenent) yet so don't attempt to write till I tell you. I'll send it by airmail. The felloes that have been here 3 weeks say they expect to ship out anytime now, where - they don't know. So far darling it looks very hopeless about you coming down

yet so don't make any plans. Know what and hear from some of the men upper classmen the liberty is something you don't get there and that they swell life that your hear about in the army is just a lot of hooey. I spoke to one fellow last night and hear that he's been here 20 days and hasn't even seen the beach yet and we're only about 1 block from it. See I miss you darling, but just missing you won't do any good I guess. Just sit tight until you hear from me and for goodness sake don't worry, I like it and it's lots of fun. Greet everybody for me and tell them they'll hear from me soon. My cake was finished on the train but I still have the candles. All those little priceless memories. Well. Bye. I'll write more later.

My Darling and M. and P.
Love and Kisses
Herb.