June 20, 1954 Sunday night

Dear Ila,

Well how everything with my favorite girl these day’s, fine I hope. You are not working to hard, I hope not because I don’t like to work very hard myself and don’t like see anyone else work hard. I hope you like that photo album I sent you. Let me know if it O’K. Remember I don’t want anything for it if you send anything I will send it right back! Has your girl friend recived a letter from the boy who is writing her. Let me know if she like him O’K. I told you I would let you know when I was going to start home. Well my order have finally came down. I will leave the 51st Sig. BN., and start for Pusan on the night of 21 June 54. How long I will stay in Pusan I don’t know. This will be the last letter I write untill I get home, when I get home I will write you a long letter, O’K? I hope Jack and the once that are suppose to leave the last of this month hear when they are suppose to. I was suppose to leave the first part of the month and you see when I am leaving. Will I here a lot of thing to do and get raddey for the big night of the 31.

Love, ART

P.S. I told you I could not spell very good. See what I mean.