Sunday P.M.
Dear Folks,
Another week is over and another is not far from beginning. No doubt you are beginning to think that I have forgotten you by this time. Well as usual they start to pile extra work on you at the end of the week to get ready for the Saturday inspection and it is bedtime before I have time to write.
I got you letter yesterday and was sure glad to start hearing some news again. Just going for one week without any mail sure gives you a lonesome feeling. Maybe I’ll start hearing regularly from now on.
This has been a pretty hard week but I have stood up to it O.K. There is no use to consider hard work though because there will be plenty of that from now on. I went to chapel this morning for the first time since I left Ft. Benning. There is a very nice chapel here and it seemed quite a bit more like going to church than worshiping in the empty buildings of Ft. Benning did. The chapels like any certain kind of army buildings (barracks, etc.) are all built alike. The chapel I attended this morning is identical to the one at Ft. Harrison. As far as that goes though, the barracks I am living in now is exactly like the ones at Ft. Harrison.
The weather has cleared up now and it is very pleasant today. It seems like real spring or early summer weather. Speaking of spring, when someone mentioned spring beginning the other day I remembered about mother’s birthday. I sure wish I had thought of it sooner so that I could have at least mentioned it in an earlier letter but it just didn’t come to my mind. Anyway I wish you a happy birthday and all that goes with it.
I feel very lazy today for some reason or other. I’ve got some washing to do but I just can’t seem to get around to it. About all I’ve got done so far is read and sleep. I got a new Reader’s Digest and of course that takes my time.
We were told the other day that if we haven’t had furloughs since November we would be given one when this training period is over.. It is supposed to end May 6 so if nothingunexpected happens I may be seeing you before too much longer. At least it makes something to look forward to.
I can tell Richard that we have shoulder patches to wear in this outfit. I got 3 yesterday and will be issued more as soon as they come in (I hope). They are circular green patches with a yellow acorn in the center. Since it is sometimes mistaken for a lemon you can see why this is sometimes called the nut division. There are also regimental pins to wear on your cap and coat collar.
I don’t know whether you have seen about it or not but they are taking thousands of men from the air corps and putting them in the infantry. I guess they feel a lot worse about being being here than I do. Also I hear that the infantry is the only branch that is taking men being drafted now. So I am not at all alone in my situation.
I feel like a nap so I’ll sign off,
Donald