Tuesday Evening
Dear Folks:
Today we marched about eight miles. I’ll admit my feet are a little tired this evening.
Well, I guess I must be doing o.k. as the Platoon Sargent is giving me plenty of responsibility.
This evening I have eight fellows under my supervision. These fellows are known as the goofy squad. They couldn’t even as much as keep step today let alone do the different marching formations. The rest of the fellows are out marching some more. I have one of these fellows walking up and down the barracks and the rest sweeping, mopping, shinning shoes, belts, and cleaning rifles. I am sitting at the Sargent’s desk and writing letters.
Received your letters and I surely am glad to hear from you. I am also getting the papers o.k.
Sorry to hear about Mr. Hay’s he surely is a very nice man.
My lips are cracked from the heat, sand and sun.
Friday our Platoon has an inspection by the Major General.
Our routine for the next three weeks will be arrive and shine at 5 a.m., chow at 5:30, setting up exercises at 7:30 and then march and march and then get your rifles & do some more marching, wash clothes at 4 p.m., chow at 6 p.m. Then in the evenings we have lectures or go to the show here at the post.
Thanks Dad for the stamps. Will close as I want to drop the Aunts a line. Oh: yes I also got a letter from Robert.
Love to all,
Leo
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