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in my spare moments. I also lave a large refresimett hall and « aice ice crean
parlor. Five thouwsend non or therasbouts visit this large center every day. It
is a terrific boost to their morale — fighting mm off the ship who ease hore
and ploy, velox, eat tee cream aud rest up. Aduiral Winkts etated the place is
worth five battleships. I a carrying on ani enjoying the work isasensely. It is
seve days a week ami ag moh og 15 hows a day. The men come as early as 5:50
for a pre-breakZast work out, and oftm come back at night.”

Congratulations to Rolend Logan and the fine work tat he is doing. He was
always the life of any perty. (nm football trips as 4 player he abmys led the
singing, andes trainer of the teams ho had the boys in high epirite as they
gathered arowsl the pime at the hotel or therever thay might be.

In my Jayhondc Rebounds Letter to cur service boys, as of February 16, we published
a letter from Captain Fon Durand of the Marines, one of our old varsity basketball
20th when I landed in the assault wave against the Jeps at Taram. After having
my landing craft shot out from wader me when 100 yards from the beach , I spent
nearly two hours swimsing in the water before reaching shore. These Japs are
worthy opponents and we Marines don't walerestimate then. 1 wis lucky to survive
since about half of those in my oraft were killed and several others wounded. At
present we are in a rest camp, so called, where we are again widertaking strenuous
trainimg in preparation for the mext operation. We manage to work a couple of
ond volleyball tou." : :

This moming Coagh lienry Shenk received a letter from Captain Durand. This
letter, dated March lst, states, "We are mow at a base camp training hard but
also enjoying « lot of good sun and surf bathing. ‘The temperature ie mild enough
‘that we never wear shirts ani uso only ome or two blankets at night. We are
Yar removed fron « tom and therefore removed from ell dissipation, so all of us
are really getting in tip top shape. I weight 195 powids at present.