Show LIKES THE COMPANY OF BOYS FROM WEST BETTER THAN EAST U 9 S maine port monroe va jul lb ib dear mother I 1 received I 1 our most welcome letter and was I 1 very glad indeed to hear bear from you as a letter from houe home too loo ts cs good I 1 am more among st here than I 1 was at hampton ampton II aronds only two tao fel follow loAs a from san diego camo came aboard this ship aith me most of the men are from tho the eabe and are ara all together different from tile the fellows of oc the good old west they are not so BO sociable and good natured as the westerners our training station elation at san diego aas as a home to us all we hae baie just received our flat hats and I 1 all aill hae ray my picture taken tho the first time I 1 get liberty our uniforms are ara white and it keeps tile me busy scrubbing them well there la is not much news we can tell you about so 1 1 I have to cloe cloae your loving son BOD EnMAN D WORKMAN |