June 11, 1954

Dear Ila,

Well how everything with my best girl these day’s, fine I hope, as for myself I am still living.

Well school should be out you now. I bet your mad. Just think no more homework at night. Your going to have a lot of time to yourself now.

Well I don’t know when I will leave Korea, anytime I suppose. I just waiting for orders to come down for me to leave this place. It will be good to leave this place too!

No, I haven’t changed my mind, the first chance I get, I will go to Mich, to see you, O’K?

Yes, I like dance but I am like you I can’t dance to good either. Maybe when I come to see you, you can teach me to dance, O’K?

Jack has taken a few picture of me so those might be mine picture I wouldn’t say for sure. I found a picture of myself in my foot-locker, if not very good but when I get hold of some good one’s I will send them to you O’K?

It take a lot to get me mad but when I get mad look out!

Yes, I use to have trobel going were and I wanted to but now I have a car and go just about anyplace at anytime I want to. If I wanted to watch television, I would go to my sister house.

Staying at home isn’t any fun at all, I know before I got my car I had to stay at home moss of the time too and I didn’t like it either. I know how you feel so don’t feel too bad about how you feel.

I can’t think of much more to say right now so I will close till I here from you again.

Love, ART

P.S. I still have some time over here but here my home addrest anyway. Art Viola Box 8 Yorkville, Ohio

hoping to here from you soon.