Show with our men in the service 0 A pleasant surprise came a few days ago from a pacific coast army navy address at long beach california but ayt with n no 0 other identification to indicate who sent it an attractive pillow square with a nice lee verse erse V and navy pictures com M d fy we wish the sender would ti himself so that we might thank him personally this is appreciated and will be cherished a dear mrs ogden I 1 imagine you find it quite a task to keep your mailing list up to date these days we are pretty well scattered over the globe so far as I 1 know I 1 shall be at my present station for several months and shall appreciate receiving the record aagon it is rather warm down here herb but not particularly uncomfortable the islands are rint not the pacific paradise in war tinie time that one reads about honolulu is just another typical busy overcrowd daa american city cily most alost of the aa exclusive hi high priced juwels els and resorts have hava been converted into accommodations for military personnel at little or no cost to them personally my duty here is interesting and not at all unpleasant best regards to you and to all my friends at home thanks so much for the paper eris ens loile J bailey harbor patrol section base bishops point oahu bahu T H 0 dear mrs ogden I 1 have been receiving the paper for quite some time now and I 1 really enjoy reading it when I 1 joined the navy I 1 took boot training in farragut idaho for eight weeks and from there I 1 was shipped to norman oklahoma where I 1 am training in the field of aviation mechanic I 1 am enjoying my work very much and the other boys from home seem to like it too I 1 wish to send my sincere appreciation and my thanks for the record it seems to cover the distance from here to home and it makes me feel closer to home sincerely yours buster eagleburger S ac barracks 54 norman oklahoma 0 staff sergeant la verne brady of the U S army air corps based at wendover airfield in utah spent a few days visiting his granda grandfather abber george P brady of boulder his home is in moline illinois he is a son of W floyd brady who at one time lived in the boulder district |