27 August 1944
India

My dearest Grace,

This afternoon I received a letter of yours dated August 16th.  It sure was a wonderful letter.  This letter I am paying tribute to today is the one you wrote on the 9th of August.  By this letter I find that you are disappointed because you have not heard from em.  I do hope you do not have many disappointments like that cause I am writing every day.

You say that when you get home, you hope to have received my picture and hope that it will be good.  How are you going to get a good looking picture of something that ain't so hot?

I did not see the picture "Hitler's Gang" nor did I see "Home in Indiana."  I will have to go see that latter picture and see if it is as good as you say.

Today I missed church cause I have not been feeling any too good all day.  Must be that I'm having to much good chow lately.  I slept till 0815 and then up I got and  headed for work.  You'd think cause today was Sunday there would not be so much work.  I don't think they believe in Sundays here.  I worked till noon and so I went to eat.  We had steak fried with egg covering.  I did not fell good so I did not eat.  After dinner we had mail call.  I received a letter from the folks, a letter from my boy friend's sister and the best one of all from you.  I really long for your letters.

I went to bed after reading your letter and did not get up until 6 in the evening.  I then started this letter to you.  As soon as it gets dark enough I am going to the movie.  It is an our door movie under the stars.  I believe they have a place like that in Ft. Worth.  Di you ever go to aplace like that?  If you haven't I'll take you sometime in the very near future, I hope.  The picture that is playing today is "Rationing" with Wallace Berry.  I heard it is supposd to be very good.

I suppose you remember my telling you of the day room we have.  Well this is the first time I'm using it since it was fixed.  It really is nice.

Well, my darling, I guess I've covered all their is to say for today so I'll close remaint truthful to you and only you

always
Ray 

PS A kist travels with this letter and every letter.  I'm sorry I can't give it in person.

PPS Did I ever tell you that you write the sweetest letters?  I'll bet mine are boring.