29 December 1942
Dear folks & all:
It happened yesterday. My dog Radio had thirteen little radios. So far three of them have died but the rest look very healthy. I’ll tell you it was quite an event here. I even passed out cigars and my mess sgt also baked me some small dog biscuits that I passed out with the cigars.
What I mean she really is getting a great deal of attention. If only I had Libby to take care of them. The worse trouble we have is the supply of milk. We have nothing but powdered milk and carnation cream. We mix it with water and thus far Radio laps it up. When the pups get a little older I am going to try and get some pictures taken.
Thanks dad for the advice about the accounts. I am enclosing two letters which you may take to the banks.
Received a nice Christmas card and letter from Prof F.M. McClanahan. Also one from Mrs. Ethel Keister. Be sure to give me her address as I want to drop her a line and thank her. Tell Mrs. Hayes I got her card and letter and I will drop her a letter one of these days. You never did give me James X Galbaugh’s address.
The cocanut fleas are really bad this evening. By golly they are about to eat me up.
It looks as if we are getting more on the offensive hear of late. Glad to see it. But, we still have a long way to go. I’ll tell you one thing all the Axis powers combined will never stop the U.S. Marines Corps.
Mrs. Dickson sent me a book entitled “Strength For Service to God and Country.” It is a wonderful book in that it contains a daily prayer and message from the scriptures in the Bible. I must write and thank her for it.
Not much news except that I am well and all my men are ok. Also, I think of all of you all the time and miss you very very much. Hope you have a healthy and prosperous New Year.
All my love,
Leo
Lt. L.J. McLoskey
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