I received this letter from

a good long time friend, Linda O'Conner. Life is all a matter of perspective!

"Dear Ma and Pa,

I am well. Hope you are. Tell

Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old

man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before

maybe 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 and 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, there's 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 and Elmer you can always sit by the 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

get 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 and Colonels

just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none.

This next will kill Walt and

Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know

why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't move. And

it ain't shooting at you, like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to

do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own

cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call

hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys.

I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like

fighting with that ole bull at home.

I'm about the best they got

in this unit except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. He joined

up the same time as me. But I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds and he's

6'8" and weighs near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer

to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding

in.

Your loving daughter,

Gail"

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www.hishousecommunitychurch.com

Dr. Knox Herndon is the pastor

of "His House Community Church" (SBC) Rev. Greg Mausz is Sr.

Assoc. Dr. Lydia Herndon is the Sunday School Superintendent, Bible study

coordinator and teacher. The church has moved to the new location just

below Fayetteville, on GA. Highway 85. As you leave Fayetteville going

South on Highway 85, you cross Highway 16, at the Senoia intersection.

It is a mile on the right just below the fire station. If you are not

in a church, come visit us. Church office and Prayer line (770)-719-2365

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