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Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, Cal.
June 19, 1944

[Letterhead:
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS]

Dear Eva,
Well I have finally gotten time
off so I can write a few letters. I
have been plenty busy since I got back
we are in the final states of our training
and they are working me pretty hard. I
had a pretty tiresome trip back. I don't
know how long it will be before we
shove off. It looks as though our
side is doing allright doesn't it? Maybe
it wont be too long before I can put
on civilian clothes again.

We had a couple of earthquakes
yesterday. I don't know if you read about
them or not. The really give a funny
feeling. It made a lot of people sick
on their stomachs, kind of like seasickness