Letter is from Connie (Clearwater, FL). The envelope indicates it is from Paul (Camp Bowie, TX). Connie is mentioning that army life is swell now that he is in a place with a flushing toilet and a bathtub but the training is rough.
Danny opens the letter as he customarily does, "My darling wife", even though they are not yet married. He suggests a GI wedding like the one he saw the day before and encourages Leona that if she comes to visit him that they will get married on site…
Danny is ashamed for not writing everyday. He has been promoted to first cook. He just cleaned 90 chickens. He begs her to say that they will be married when he is home on furlough. It occurs to him that he never phrased it as the question "Will you…
Danny's short upbeat letter reiterates that he will be home on furlough next month and he is so glad that Leona will be his wife. He is glad that she trusts him and tells her that he spends any time off at the show or playing ping pong - clean fun.…
The letter was returned to sender. Danny is telling his former employer, Ralph, about his promotion from Pvt. to Sgt. and that he is working as first cook. He mentions that he will be coming home on furlough to get married and would like Ralph to…
Danny proudly shares that he has earned sergeant stripes and it feels weird to be called Sergeant Badia. He apologizes about taking a decision to marry in these hard times. He got a tattoo on his arm with his and her name and therefore they must…
Danny writes on his day off. The temperature is 109. Men fainted while marching. They are planning a beer party in the barracks. The men are required to watch movies about sex again. He responds to Leona's questions and conversations about the local…
Danny writes to his "darling wife" letting her know that he is feeling better after two weeks and looking forward to coming home for a kiss. He lets her know he meant every word of the poem he sent even though he did not write it. He asks her to…
