Station Hospital

Fort Douglas, Utah

7-12-43

Dear Mom:

I’m feeling much better this morning. I’ve had two meals now, and they sure taste good. They took me out of my nice cool Oxygen tent for a while yesterday and the day before, and today I’m supposed to see if I can stay out of it all day.

Something has happened to my voice – I can’t talk very loud, good news, huh?

How is everybody at home?

Now that I feel better I wish that I could get out of here. But they won’t even let me get out of bed.

P.S. [Is] Buddy still there?

It’s been Hot here the last few days but it hasn’t bothered me in my least.

I haven’t smoked a cigarette for 12 days,

Right now I’m scheming to get some Pepsi-cola from the PX.

Love- Harold