22 May 43
Dear folks:
Received your letter with all the jokes in them and they were very good. I’ll be darned Dad if I almost don’t have about as silly questions ask me at times.
Yes, I’ll bet the house looks swell. Hope that you both got that much deserved and needed rest while visiting in Des Moines.
Another week gone. It won’t be long now until I have been overseas a year and no relief in site. All I can say is that the tropics were never made for a white person. The heat is simply awful. I have to take three salt tablets a day now.
In the pictures Libby sent me of the children it looked as if Mary Alice had an overseas hat on with a Marine Corps emblem, did she? It is the one taken of her in the swing. You can see the devil in Bobby’s eyes and Anne seems to be getting to be such a young lady.
Haven’t received the cigars as yet but they will be in one of these days. I see now that the army can also receive packages.
Would I ever love to drop in on all of you. Believe me many a moment during the night and day I think of all the pleasant times we all had with each other.
Dad, it looks as if you are just about the permanent Chairman for Memorial Day. I think it is swell that you take so much interest in all the civil activities.
Just finished taking my bucket shower. It surely doesn’t do much good as the sweat is rolling off of me again. I imagine I will really freeze when I get back to a colder climate. Time out while I pick some ants off of me. They bite to be the devil.
Am feeling ok in spite of everything and my men the same. Not much excitement lately. Give me regards to all.
All my love,
Leo
1st Lt. L.J. McLoskey
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