| dc.description.transcription | 2-25-1943Dear Folks,I am writing this letter mainly to give you my address so here itis:Pvt. Joseph W. Hays A.S.N. 18, 242, 012 406 T.S.S.Barracks886 Area “E” Sheppard Field, TexasWe are still busy, not a minute to ourselves. There hasn’t been toomuch drilling yet, mostly lectures and picture shows. It sure is a long way between places though. It seems we don’t do anything but walk and stand in line.Next day at noon lunch period:I quit in the middle of this thing last night to go get a haircut and didn’t get back in time to finish it. After waiting in line for an hour they closed the shop. I missed noon chow today to get it cut, and boy did they cut it. Remember how I looked last summer;well I look that way again.I take back what I said about not drilling because we caught it this morning, from 7:00 to 11:00. It was cold too and I didn’t have my long bundles on. Don’t laugh, they issued us two pair each. The first time you find time send me about 10 coat hangers, my house shoes, and my shower shoes. I need all of them.We are going out on the pea patch this afternoon,I think. That is where the obstaclecourse is. I think that I will like that. While you are waiting for your turn to run the obstacle courseyou drill and take “cal” that’s the part I won’t enjoy.This isn’t much of a letter so I’ll write another one in 2 or 3 days.Love,JoeThey called us out before I could mail this at noon and boy that pea patch. Four straight hours of calisthenics, rough body contact games, obstacle running, and then about an hour of plain old running, boy did I shine there. Did you ever hear the joke about the prairie dog starting ten feet in the air to dig his hole because the dust was so thick? You might have laughed, I did too, but never again, it’s the truth. The dust was so thick while we were running that we could hardly breathe. I don’t blame these damyankees for not liking Texas. A movement has been started to disown this area from the state.I’ll get this thing in the mail now at 6:40 P.M. 2-26-43. No telling when you will get it.I still love you,Pvt. Joseph W. Hays | |
