May 15, 1954

Dear Ila,

How everything with my best girl these day’s as for myself I am fine so far. The weather here isn’t too bad, I have seen better day’s over here. How the weather back there? Well I got about 17 more day’s left over here in Korea. In a few more day I will quick work in this place. (But I never work hard in this place.) I here that you want another picture of me. I will send you another one when I get one. If you every want anything from me write and tell me. If you ask for something I won’t get mad, but if I find out you want something from me and you don’t ask me, I will get mad! It never hurt to ask anything! (You can see me English is no good.) I just had some time so I though I would write you. When I first came over here I could think of a lot of thing to write about now I am lucky if I write 1 ½ to 2 pages in a letter. I don’t know if you have ever seen any of the money from Korea or not I will send you 10-Hwon. It take 180 Hwon to make $1.00. Tell me some more about yourself, some of the thing you like to do beside swim. There not much more to say about myself except I don’t smoke and once in awhile I take a drink. Not enough to get sick on. Well honey I can’t think of much more to say right now, so I will close till I here from you. Love, ART