Thurs. Oct. 26

Dear Mom and dad

This is just a short line to let you know I haven’t forgotten about you and everybody at home.

I have been having so many classes and so much hard training I don’t feel like doing anything except going to bed. We start at 5 A.M. and finish anywhere from 7 or 8 at night. Besides I am just getting over another bad cold. All the fellows are in about the same condition, some of them are a lot worse.

I will tell you all about what were doing when I get home, which will be a week from this Saturday definitely. It would take a six page letter everyday to tell you what they put us through. Never have more than 10 minutes free at a time, except for chow, and then we get from 15 to 20.

Well, I had better bathe, shave, and get to bed. I am so tired and dirty tonite I almost feel sick. We had a 5 mile hike today with full pack and rifles, and a longer one scheduled for tomorrow. Of course that only consists about 1/5 of what we do each day. At least when Im through here I know ill either be a man or be dead.

Tell everybody, including Carol not to worry if I don’t write. And don’t you worry either. I just can’t do it.

Well lights are going out so Ive got to close

Love to all

Jack.