Monday, Aug. 20, 1917

Dear Marie,

Just got your Sat. letter today. I wrote you a letter last night but
addressed the letter to Beloit. There is quite a bit of talk that we
will go to Fort Omaha, Neb. next Wednesday. There is an aviation corps
there. I wonder if that will mean anything to me. We spent most of this
afternoon out in the field with the wireless pack sets. We had four
stations operating. I just bought a new text book on radio telegraphy
this noon. We had an hour of unmounted drill, and the rest of the
morning in semaphore and buzzer practice.

I hope you won’t stay in Chi. very long as I am anxious to get that
photo of you. I am going to get me a vest pocket Kodak if I ever get out
of that condition known as badly bent. It has just been a month since I
enlisted at Jefferson Barracks. I wish I knew where I will be Sept.
20^(th). I sure would like to come home for a day about the first of the
month. Well I don’t feel much like writing tonight. I hope you will get
Sunday’s letter O.K. If you don’t ----- tell me.

Yours,

Forrest.