Show with our men in the service 1 0 dear mrs ogden jt it has been 8 months since I 1 was inducted into the armed fo forces c ear and I 1 greatly appreciate the san juan record each week I 1 wish to thank you and my people at home for makings making it possible for me to have it with all of the county news due to my changing from camp to camp my paper has been delayed and slow in getting to me in the past months I 1 have traveled better than one half thle the distance around the world just here in the united states these tours have been very interesting and c educational to me at last I 1 can give you my permanent address due to the fact of my travels it has been almost impossible to give you a lasting address now I 1 am writing and thanking you and your staff for this marvelous paper known as the san juan record this day 1126 11 26 is known to all the corners of the world today by our american sol dires it is one of the greatest days of the year yeara As a soldier of this camp and speaking for the rest our dinner was delf delicious c ious and well cooked the turkey was well prepared along with the rest of the thanksgiving trimmings the s idlers all had their fill alic our camp is located in the south part of the great american Ami rican desert where the men are well baked wit with h a brown sun tan the showers are open an and 1 free to mother nature the water not being heated artificially our teeth chatter and our limbs shake until we are dressed but oh boy what a feeling after the process is over with wilh the living quarters are canvas tents with clean gravel fo for r the floors our sleeping bunks are canvas folding cots the lights light s are candles candies in spite of these conditions the men are happy and eager tx to get a slap at mr jap including the rest odthe axis soldiers I 1 am very much interested in i my work and like the army lif life ie a as much as can be expected I 1 will be glad to get this job done with and back to ta the land I 1 love san juan county my friends in the camp ara are many consisting mostly of men from the middle west festl however I 1 am the only one representing res resenting entin the state of utah dont feel bad for the soldiers in the army because they are well taken bare care of and we will win in the near future yours truly cal wilkie D galbraith atry C A F A camp young california 0 to mrs ogden and staff I 1 received the paper tod today ay of which I 1 am very proud and I 1 want to express my appreciation to all of you now I 1 will tell you something about our camp it is very scenic here by the lake and the big pines are very beautiful I 1 am having a very good time getting myself adapted to my new line of duty and I 1 assure any of the young american boys it is a great adverl adventure ture and something that most of them would like to do I 1 have seen waldo allred i buster eagleburger and mr winger and I 1 assure adu you they are making an account of themselves thanking you all ag again ain I 1 remain yours sincerely earnest parrel barrel black camp ward co 52 U S N T S farra farragut gut idaho |