June 14, 1954

Dear Ila,

I recived your letter Sunday and like everytime I here from you, it good. How is everything with my favorite girl these nice summer day’s. Right now I am they only one in the tent. One boy has too go to school at night and the rest when to the movies. So don’t feel to bad when you haft to stay at home by yourself at night. I know just how you feel, O’K? Well school is out for this year. I know just how you feel about too. That one day I use to look for when I was in school. You ask if I might get sent over seas again well the 13 of June I meet one my buddy that was in the same outfit last year. He started for the states about July or Aug. of 53 and well he is back in Korea now. I just hope they don’t send me back here. Your girl friend should be getting a letter I gave her addrest to a pal of mine, O’K? I will send you something but I don’t want any money for it. I do mean I don’t want anything for it too! You wanted my opinion on the womens air force well stay out. You are a lot better off at home. That my honest opinion about it. Well I still haven’t found out when I will leave this place called Korea. If they don’t send me soon I going to raise heck! I let you know when they send me. Well I hope you will forgive me for not writing a longer letter but I am tired right now and would like to go to bed. I will write a longer letter real soon. O’K?

Love, ART