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John William Graham letters, May-July 1942
1942-07-15 Page 2
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We are still in the mountains (in the distance) here which is the one nice things I can see about this country. Also we have very good food and the mess hall is air conditioned and we have music when we eat a good deal oh just like our exclusive hotel (almost). We have been split up again and I lost some of my very good friends but in the army you soon make new ones. Many of the fellows in this bunch hadn't been paid for a couple of months and were broke so the Chaplain here went to the Red Cross and supplied them with shaving stuff, soap, tooth brushes and cigarettes they were like a bunch of kids at Christmas time. I was paid last month so I didn't take any of it but lots of fellows did. I don't believe we will be here so very long. Generally they are kept here for a couple of weeks then out to Wendover Utah or Nevada its right on the line we went thru it once. Then maybe to Sioux City Iowa and then back to Peublo Colorago getting some different training in each place. However this may be just a lot of bunk. But I think its right about not being here long. The Dibbles drove me around Salt Lake City one night before I left there and fed me watermelon they are certainly cordial folks. I enjoyed seeing them a lot. Well its chow time so I'll end this hope you got my telegram okay. I realize I haven't been very regular in writing the past week or so but I've been kind of busy with packing & unpacking & I didn't have my writing stuff along on the train. They shipped our barracks bags separately in the baggage car. I'll promise to be more regular when I'm stationed. Love, Johnny
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We are still in the mountains (in the distance) here which is the one nice things I can see about this country. Also we have very good food and the mess hall is air conditioned and we have music when we eat a good deal oh just like our exclusive hotel (almost). We have been split up again and I lost some of my very good friends but in the army you soon make new ones. Many of the fellows in this bunch hadn't been paid for a couple of months and were broke so the Chaplain here went to the Red Cross and supplied them with shaving stuff, soap, tooth brushes and cigarettes they were like a bunch of kids at Christmas time. I was paid last month so I didn't take any of it but lots of fellows did. I don't believe we will be here so very long. Generally they are kept here for a couple of weeks then out to Wendover Utah or Nevada its right on the line we went thru it once. Then maybe to Sioux City Iowa and then back to Peublo Colorago getting some different training in each place. However this may be just a lot of bunk. But I think its right about not being here long. The Dibbles drove me around Salt Lake City one night before I left there and fed me watermelon they are certainly cordial folks. I enjoyed seeing them a lot. Well its chow time so I'll end this hope you got my telegram okay. I realize I haven't been very regular in writing the past week or so but I've been kind of busy with packing & unpacking & I didn't have my writing stuff along on the train. They shipped our barracks bags separately in the baggage car. I'll promise to be more regular when I'm stationed. Love, Johnny
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