Dearest Betty

Letter # 114
June 18, 1951
Good Morning

We did move and are now in a very pretty valley, all green with a nice stream running just outside our tent, but became rather hot at night. Last night we received quite a bit of artillery action. Mike btry. Received a hit and a powder dump, quite a bit of fireworks. Jimmy was down yesterday nervous as a whore in Church. A mortar shell fell close to his tent and he has really got his wind up!

Well the big promotion list came out and in the entire Marine Corps, not one of my MO’s was promoted. Me, Lem, Nester in fact Ord. Was left out all together ah! Well there be another now that the Reserves are gone they won’t have so many over rated groups.

Well I have to close now and be about my duties, first to Mike & see if any damage was done to their guns last night.

So till next time, all my love forever.

Bill