Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Letters: October 10, 1951

    Once again I’ve changed addresses but this time for the better. I’m no longer in combat but for the time being. I have a pretty fair job. I’m assigned to the 8th Army flight detachment at Seoul and do nothing but fly the big brass around Korea. Still will go to Japan but it won’t be for some time yet--possibly a month or so. My application has been accepted but I have to wait for a vacancy to appear. It will probably be with the 40th Div.
    Of course my mail is all fouled up again. I haven’t the faintest idea when I’ll get it all by back mail. I was just figuring out the number of different addresses I’ve had. This is the ninth one now. And I’ll probably have a couple more before I return home.
    My setup here is nice. We sleep in a building right in Seoul and have hot water all the time. A regular dining room and good meals. Even can take a shower every day. Also have a bar fixed up which helps quite a lot--most of the day in fact, although I’ve cut down on my drinking quite a lot lately. No particular reason for it--just tired of whisky. Odd, huh?
    About your schooling. Did you say you were getting an elementary or special credential? And just what does a special credential entail? I know on the secondary level but I believe you’re specializing on the elementary level. Am I right?
    Okay slugger for now. I have a big ping pong game coming up. Write goddamn often and bye for now.

P.S. whereinhell’s that picture?

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