Dearest Betty

Letter # 85
April 23, 1951
Good Morning, Sugar,

I better write to you this morning may not be able to write again for a day or so. We did move yesterday and expect to move again tomorrow. Last night I saw, with my own eyes something I have heard of many times but didn’t quite believe. Americans and Koreans in full flight actually running away from the enemy. In fact they didn’t stop until they got back as far as our Mike Btry. The Koreans lost or left all their trucks & guns. The Army lost some self propelled 105’s. Our guns and some Army 8mm blasted all morning destroying what they had left. The 1st & 5th Reg. Was in reserve and were hurried up front to block the break through. Everything is under control now. The R.O.K.’s apparently were relieved for they have been going back steady all day. Lots of our Air Planes flying around so suppose everything is OK. I hope it is the Chink’s spring offensive. Be glad to get it over with. We are in a good place now. Our first in a long time---a valley with good road. T. Sgt. Is going home from our section on rotation. I was supposed to have been on the list but the Maj. Said I was instrumental and that we are short S. Sgts. In the Btn. So reckon I’ll be home in August. Any way that is the dope now but if a bunch of S-Rats come out and some of these Sgt. Are rated 7, may get in sooner---one can never tell.

Well I’ll close now
All my love,
Bill