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Another tine I was sont around the field (a half mile) in double tine
because I leeked down the lay one morning after we had poms drilling for several
hours. One time we steod at ativen tic fer 45 minutes, end Guring that time I locked
down ence and up again, and spent thro hours Sepang Vee rules te Re aS
attention, I had to sleep with ny rifle for two nights, ind ane futlew had te
carry his rifle with him sviiviin fort a whole week beoause he didn't have it
cleaned prsperly. i \ |

Another interesting experience was when the sergeant came down the
line and noticed one fellow with @ shirt pocket unbuttened. The guy had to take
the butten eff, sew it on @ towel, take it to the sergeant who tore it eff the
tewel and teld the fellew to sew it on nis) ante qgatn, and repeat the entire
precess ten times. | 3 i

: We were alwys kept busy. The place is kept spic and span, eleaner
than a hospital. We never had tino to do mush ¢lse = about an hour during the
day to glance at the papers or write levees When you get ensy you really
appreciate ‘and enjoy the letters from home. Sometimes on week-ends we oan cateh
up with the mows, but thet is the only tine

I veally feel lucky to be in the Marines. I sey this with ne reflection —

on the ether services, but this branch ef the service appeals to me and I would
rather be a private in the Marines then an officer in the Army or Navy. The ether
day on a street car in Kansas City a lady asked me if there really is any feeling
between the Army and the Navy and the Marines, and I said, "No, they get along
fine, but the Marines always look after the army end the Navy."

I was the only one in my class at Quantico from Kansas - Ain feot, tiey
called me "Kansas". Most of the boys were from the Hast and South and the
Pacific Coast. Not many from the mid-west.

We do not feel we are in as goed shape yet as we want te be. We want to
be able te do double time all day long, and wo probably will be by the time we push

eff.