Cu-Chi, Tuesday, July 1,
9:30 pm:
Oh, how
I long to be in your arms this very moment! I'm physically and mentally
bushed and no help is on
the way. I only hope I can hold
together for 65 more days.
I just got back from the
shower. We're using the new showers
now. The ones with the chain you pull
for water. Have you ever
tried showering with one arm in the air all the time? It's
rough! And besides that,
the water is freezing cold
and tastes awful. If I didn't
hate sleeping with hair on my body so much, I'd skip the shower.
My pinochle partner “Zip”
(Foster Zebuth) and I
just won a game
against "the Champs",
so we're very happy. I even skipped
Star Trek to come and write you
this letter because I've
been neglecting you the past few
days while Dave was here. I thought I'd
write a long one tonight for a change if I can think of anything to write.
My neck and eyes
are really bothering me now.
That bending my head down all day and close focusing of my eyes
is really starting to tell on me.
I didn't want anymore darvon
after yesterday but I sure should have had a good neck rub.
I slept very
good last night and felt real good this morning. It was fairly busy today so the day went
fast. A couple more
days like today and
I'll have enough for my tape recorder - one that works
I'm truly sorry about the
tape getting screwed up on you.
I really look forward to your
tapes even when they're screwed up.
I sure would have liked to hear you and Jonette chattering.
I just fixed my little
radio to the big battery again. My little portable will run for years off
the big lantern battery
I have. It's
easier than changing batteries every week.
It's been raining real good
here finally. I would say that
the Monsoons have started. And
Lan is having a tough time getting my clothes dry because it keeps raining on them just before they're dry.
Well, dear,
I tried but I ran out of gossip
for you. I sure do miss you. I could really
dig a
back rub right now.
Cu-Chi, Wednesday, July 2,
l0:l5 pm:
How the hell are ya? I thought that would be good for a change instead of the usual I
love you's.
I'm proud of myself. I'm still a man of principle. I turned down a
$1.00 tip today because I didn't like the haircut I
gave the guy. At least money still
doesn't run my life, although it
influences it quite a bit.
My hootch
maid got a raise to $34 a month
plus she's doing laundry for two
guys next door which
gives her another $30
or so. She still does all my stuff #1 so I don't mind her
working for a little extra. She's
really nice dear, even you'd
like her after you get over being jealous. The one thing that I can't get enthused about her is that
she's not built like you. Her legs are short and plump, while
yours are long and
slender. She's flat chested, while you’re ……….! And besides that, she doesn’t give as good
of backrubs as you. I guess I’ll just stick with you for
a while. At least until eternity
is over with.
I'm sorry to hear about
Maria's teeth. Dennis
should have checked her mouth
before he bought her, any good horse trader knows that! I'm sure glad you have a
nice mouth. Why, it even tastes
good.
I tried to call on MARS
tonight but they're running a mobile unit out to the troops in the field so I'm
glad that the line troops
are getting a chance to call
home. I'll keep trying and one of these
days I'll whip it on you.
I gave up on my diet
tonight. I was just getting
too hungry and weak and not
losing any weight to speak of. So if I
start to gain I'll quit again.
Don't forget your
suntan! I'll expect a golden brown wife when I get home and no reneging. Get your lazy butt outside and get some sun
in your new bikini.
I love you so much I can't
stand it. Take extra
care now that I'm short. Two
months from Friday I leave here.
Cu-Chi, Thursday, July 3,
ll:00 pm:
Just lost
a close card game but went down fighting. We'll have
to take up cards or something once
in a while. Strip Poker?!
I was real busy today and
at lunch I had Lan use the vibrator on my back and legs and then
I fell asleep and almost didn't
open on time. My
legs are in bad shape tonight but I'll survive just
so I can come home to you.
I had a
chance to go
on a Psy-ops mission this evening but I had to work late tonight,
so I couldn't go. Psy-ops is Psychological Warfare Operations and what
they do is fly
in a chopper over
the jungles broadcasting
surrender messages to those hiding on the ground. They fly at night so Charlie can't
see them as good to shoot them.
I got a
letter from Cherilyn today and
she sounds depressed as I would expect.
I imagine Jim is even more so
where he's at because Ft. Polk
is really a bad place -swampy and hot.
The weather here cleared up after 2-3 days of rain and tonight is
one of those warm summer nights
when it's nice to just sit outside and listen to the crickets chirp. I'd stay up to enjoy
it but it's so late and I still have to work tomorrow.
Oh yes, I just remembered
that l00p is $1.00 so 1p is worth about
one cent. So in figuring that 430p I earned, just put
in a decimal point and there it is.
$4.30
For the month of June I
earned:
Tips = $292.65 +
200p
Salary = ? I didn't go get paid but it's the same as
last month. Tips were low this
month because everyone was broke for some reason.
I hope you have enough money
to get you by. Don't worry
about saving too
much except the house payment for Sept.
I should be back to work by then.
The reason I didn't get paid
is because they started playing games
again and for $4.00 I wasn't! So
I'll just get $4.00 more next month.
p.s. Two months to go tomorrow (July 4th).
Cu-Chi, Saturday, July 5,
l0:30 pm:
Another week gone past, thank
goodness. I just
got back from the flick
"More than a Miracle" with Omar Shariff and that fantastically
beautiful, Sophia Loren. She
sure is good on tired eyes. Of course the only reason she's so nice is
that she reminds me of you.
It sprinkled on us during
the last 45 minutes of
the movie. The first
rain in three days. It was pretty hot here today but Barbara
Feldon was being interviewed on the
radio so the time went fast.
They're playing oldies on the radio and that
really brings on the nostalgia.Well, I'm out of things to say so I'll
make this one short but sweet because I miss you.
I hope you don't have too much trouble with your back until I get there
to fix it. Stay sweet because
I love you.
p.s. I
just got out my pictures to send you a couple and the
water got to them and ruined about 20 of them.
Cu-Chi, Sunday, July 6, 7:30
pm:
Hello, from the rain
capitol of the south. It rained so hard today for about an hour that the place looked like a lake with
huts in the middle. My bed got all
wet before I dared go check.
Even when I did dash to my room, which is only ten feet away, I got soaked.
But my partner and
I won another close card
game (double deck pinochle).
Then I started to write this and
got caught in another game which we
also won. We finally quit at l0 o'clock. I guess I
should have quit and gone to bed early but playing cards takes my mind off
this lousy place for at least a
little while.
I sent you a china catalog today so you can pick out
the one you want. I have another copy
here so just tell me the name
of the one you want to go with
our brassware. Personally, I like the
"Bancroft" or in the
ivory, the
"Virginia", but you run the household and I'll earn the money so
you choose and I'll love it. I also
sent away for a silverware
catalog, the prices of which are in the upper right of the price list I
sent you. So you can see they're inexpensive.
It really rained today.
I mean HARD! The wind was blowing it down and there was
lots of it all at
once. We needed it though. It was starting to get dusty again.
Col. Straughm
just brought me my "Bronco Buster" plaque for my scrapbook. It's really nice too!
I went to church today but
slept most of it. I was really
tired after eating lunch. I guess I'm behind on my sleep this
month. I went over to the PX
after church to turn
in a roll of film and the guy wouldn't let me enter in civilian clothes,
so I'll have to go tomorrow.
Only 60 more days
sweetheart. I don't think I'll know how
to act when I get home.
I guess I'll leave it up to you.
I
just about have enough for my tape recorder but they don't have any in the PX yet.
Goodnight
my precious. Don't ever forget that I love you every way.