AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
Dear Ma & Pa:
Am well. Hope you are. Tell brother Walt & Brother
Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch
by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before may be
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 & 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 it is not so bad, they git 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 &
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 & Colonels just ride around
& frown. They don't bother you none.
This next will kill Walt & 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 back at you, like the Higgett
boys at home. All you got to do is to lay there all comfortable and
hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges.
They come in boxes.
Be sure to tell Walt & Elmer to hurry & join before
other fellers get into this setup & come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter, Gail
Am well. Hope you are. Tell brother Walt & Brother
Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch
by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before may be
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 & 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 it is not so bad, they git 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 &
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 & Colonels just ride around
& frown. They don't bother you none.
This next will kill Walt & 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 back at you, like the Higgett
boys at home. All you got to do is to lay there all comfortable and
hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges.
They come in boxes.
Be sure to tell Walt & Elmer to hurry & join before
other fellers get into this setup & come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter, Gail
