.MTQyNQ.MTIzMDIw: Difference between revisions
CastleCourt (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
CastleCourt (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
The enclosed clipping about the Battery Clerk of "A-52" I felt sure would thrill you. It is indicative of the high moral tone in the Army as seen in Camp Callan - and a fine rebuttal to "Lost Week End" and the book you reviewed in the "Sun" about the rum-ridden furlough of some Navy men. | The enclosed clipping about the Battery Clerk of "A-52" I felt sure would thrill you. It is indicative of the high moral tone in the Army as seen in Camp Callan - and a fine rebuttal to "Lost Week End" and the book you reviewed in the "Sun" about the rum-ridden furlough of some Navy men. | ||
A typed letter from the Rev. B. brought the news he is still boozing - a fact which we must work against. I herewith appoint you as my Proxy Crusader. | A typed letter from the Rev. B. brought the news he is still boozing - a fact which we must work against. I herewith appoint you as my Proxy Crusader. | ||
Burrell is having the "horrors", Jack. In his epistle he conjured up a vision of you having several beers with some dame and reciting to her "The | Burrell is having the "horrors", Jack. In his epistle he conjured up a vision of you having several beers with some dame and reciting to her "The Coach Up ahead." Poor Burrell! He seems to think that this weird and unseemly phantasm had a basis in fact. For the sake of all "AA", | ||
Latest revision as of 05:15, 8 February 2023
letterhead U.S. Army Camp Callan San Diego, California
March 17, 1944.
St Patrick's Day.
Dear Rev. C: All Gaelic Greetings of the Day! The enclosed clipping about the Battery Clerk of "A-52" I felt sure would thrill you. It is indicative of the high moral tone in the Army as seen in Camp Callan - and a fine rebuttal to "Lost Week End" and the book you reviewed in the "Sun" about the rum-ridden furlough of some Navy men. A typed letter from the Rev. B. brought the news he is still boozing - a fact which we must work against. I herewith appoint you as my Proxy Crusader. Burrell is having the "horrors", Jack. In his epistle he conjured up a vision of you having several beers with some dame and reciting to her "The Coach Up ahead." Poor Burrell! He seems to think that this weird and unseemly phantasm had a basis in fact. For the sake of all "AA",