11 August, 1944
India

 ". . . after dinner I had to go to a lecture on Articles of War and another subject on health."

Dearest,

I received your letter of July 20th and I sure am glad to receive your letter.  As theonly place I am able to write this letter today is on my cot and I only have a flashlight for light, the letter might look a little sloppy.  I apologize for its appearance.

You mention in this letter that you went out with a guy by the name of Dealy.  How was he?  Did you have as nice a time with him as you did with me at the show I took you to?  I'll bet you dread that day I took you out.  I'm sorry if I bored you and disappointed you.

I'm getting angry.  I'm having trouble trying to hold the flashlight, hold the box I'm writing on, the stationary and your letter.  I need hands like an octopus. 

I'll take you, honey, when I come back home to places that are really beautiful.  Places in Chicago are really something to see.  It will be my first time that I'll visit any of the places and it's going to be with you.  I've lived there so long and yet I haven't gone sight seeing.

Well, darling, today wasn't much of a day.  I worked a half a day and after dinner I had to go to a lecture on Articles of War and another subject on health.  I saw those pictures so much I did not pay very much attention to it.

After that I ate supper, reinforced our tent and cleaned up for tomorrow's inspection.  Tomorrwo is Saturday, big inspection day.

I then went to play a couple of games of Bingo but I was getting tired and I wanted to go to sleep so I headed for bed.  I couldn't go to sleep without writing so here I am.

Well, honey, I guess I'll close and I still fell the same about you and I always have.  Love and kisses darling, I'll say good night, pleasant dreams and dream of me.  (I know what you're going to say, "How can I have dreams and think about you?") Isn't that what you said?

Love
Ray