Fort Bragg N.C

Hi Corporal

Hell I guess I’m in it too (the army). I don’t mind it; I just don’t like this darn hot weather. I am in the field artillery at Fort Bragg. This is a big place here. I didn’t get time to see much of the place yet. We just got out of quarantine last week. I pulled K.P once and table waiting once. The grub isn’t so bad here; I guess I will get guard duty pretty soon. Andy Hummel was at Fort Meade with me but I think he got sent to Alabama or Mississippi. How are you doing Nick? Did you meet Chunby yet? He is down there somewhere. Did you meet anybody else that you knew? We have been pretty busy these last couple of days. I didn’t write to Dan yet. Have you heard from him lately? Send me his address. Say what size guns did you have? Ours are 105’s. I like to be around them. We will go on the rifle range tomorrow or Friday. I heard Pen Lee was home last week. I guess it will be a while before I get back home. It is too damn far; to go home on a three day pass. He can’t get a pass for one night and a weekend pass only twice a month. There was a bunch of us guys that were supposed to take a test to see if we would be eligible for O.C.S. I didn’t give a damn if I get P.F.C or just a buck private. There were a couple of guys that died from this hot weather and overwork. Do you think you will go across? I guess they won’t give us much time over here. We got shots yesterday and boy my arm was sure sire. On Wednesday and Saturday we do not have retires. We don’t work on Saturday afternoons. Well the lights are going out in fifteen minutes so I will have to shave before they go out.

So keep plugging Corporal someday we will meet on foreign soil.

So Long Nick,

Squany

Address

PVT Nick

Battery A 3^rd Bn

F.A Replacement Center

Fort Bragg N.C