Dearest Betty

Letter # 88
April 29, 1951
Hi, Toots

Everything OK with you? Just had a nice bath & Shave in a clear mountain stream. Colder than Hell but good cause sho needed a bath.

Jimmy brought us some ammunition up yesterday and had to spend the night. Sure took a dim view of living any place near any shooting. Of course we ribbed him quite a bit. Spent a very restless night, went back to Service Btry. This morning. Hope we drop back to the river soon. They are striating the lines up and the Marines are way ahead so will surely have to fall back on line with the Army. Good mountain road all the way so should be no strain.

The weather is getting hot here now, wonder what it will be like in another month? But I still like heat better than cold.

Lots of mail came in today but hasn’t been put out yet. I probably should wait & see if I have any questions to answer when I get mine by golly. Think I will It’s chow time any way. Kim’s new words for “Chow Hound” is “mess Hall dog”. I’ll be loving you, Suger till I resume this writing.

Well, Sugar I’ll mail this now. Wish I could really be with you in some of those good dreams you have had. Maybe won’t be too long. My plans for my thirty day leave: Loving you, eating salads, drinking milk, seeing picture shows, & fixing up around the house.

Yours truly, Bill