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Why
Hillbillies Make Good Marines
Dear Ma & Pa,
Am well. Hope you are. Tell brother Walt & brother Elmer the Marine Corps
beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before maybe
all of the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but
am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt & Elmer all you do before
breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to
pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.
Men got to shave but it is not so bad, they git warm water. Breakfast is strong
on trimmings.
Like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc…, but kind of weak on chops,
potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie, and other regular food. But tell
Walt & Elmer you can always sit between two city boys that live on coffee.
Their food plus yours holds you till noon, when you get fed again. It’s no
wonder these city boys can’t walk much. We go on “route” marches,
which the Platoon Sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so,
it is not my place to tell him different. A “route march” is about as
far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys gets sore feet and we all ride
back in trucks. The country is nice, but awful flat. The Sergeant is like a
schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt. is like the school board.
Majors & Colonels just ride around & frown. They don’t bother you none.
This next will kill Walt & Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for
shooting. I don’t know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk and
don’t move. And it ain’t shooting at you, like the Higgett boys at home.
All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load
your own cartridges.
They come in boxes. Be sure to tell Walt & Elmer to hurry & join before
other fellers get into this setup & come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter,
Gail
Received from FranCMT2, via GCFL