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Tsingtao,China
Nov. 24, 1945
"Sat" Evening. "Gee
Honey I
love you.
Dear Jean,
Hello, honey. (Hows) the most wonderful woman in the world.
I had four letters today. two wrote the last of Oct and two the 8 & 9
of Nov. I have miss a lot of letters in between times.So I get mix
up on somethings. I had lot of enjoyment reading your letter. Just
sitting around shop a little this afternoon and woke up and had
these letter on my sack. After reading them my heart is about
running with pain.Oh! honey I love you so and miss you so
bad I can't stand it any longer. I really never build your morale
up, but it make me very mad.When you have different thing
about the marines coming home and all that kind of stuff maybe
you realize from later news broadcast thing are change a
little bit. But it will come someday.I am sure of that.
I certainly enjoy hearing about the brothers and
what they are doing and so on. Same of they you tell me
about Harold. He must have not learn such a lesson
as I have out of this services. I didn't think he was
like that. I never know either of my brothers.I am
sure they don't know me either. I had to get together
and talk things over. I was a little piss off about him using
the car. I understood he just use if off and on.I guess
it all right tho. But the money it cost to fix should be
more equal. Not for us to pay money out just for his
pleasure. I guess I still a little hurt on
the deal we had about six years ago. I like a animal.
I never forget things. He should use his head better.
Oh! honey I started talking about different things and
tear come to my eyes just thinking about you. Your letter
are so wonderful and the things you talk about. I love you
so much more. Our life is going to be wonderful. You
buying thing and my th elooks you have and the money
I get when I get out. "When". We will have a pretty
good start. The car is ok for us. We will still have
that little house in the country and that house we
was going to buy. I not the same guy you last seen.
Honey, I still the same guy in someway but lot more
sensible than I was. It like you say we grow up. Maybe
that it, We have so much, honey, a little furniture,
and lovely boy. Now all we need is to be able to
get together (ones) more. If I could just talk to you,
honey, instead of writing to you. It would help us so
much. I think, by the way, my figure have total up.
We be able to buy most of all the new stuff we need in
our new home. What you think, honey, I think it best to get
all new furniture what we need and then either build or
(safe) a little money and we (safe). I going to have money for
a little hobby. "HaHa" in later years or when we reach the
point where we can build or buy. You think that is wise
or not? It really a grand feeling to know we got a
little money (safe) anyway. I think we should be pretty
well up there by the time I get home. I hope you understand
why I never much money home. I never could
get it only that one time. Right now I stone brokeand
payday isn't to 5 of Dec, and I pay for my laundry and
thing I eat and drink. Kept me pretty well on the ball. I
think you understand. I love you, honey, and I hope to make your
time that you spend waiting on me well worth your time.
I love you so dearly and I am sure no couple will
be any happier than we will be. I glad I was in
marines. It really make me realize lot of thing and
it still "the best outfit" in the world even thos I am (pissoff)
at it. So Harold had pretty bad luck hunting. I
understand about him coming home so late. It really isn't fair
honey, but that one main idea of a good time, so don't
think anything about it, and the complement Audrey throw, I don't
know. Maybe I would have been just as bad.
So you think I am going to get kidded about being
a civilan. Well, I don't know. I guess it probably a little
hard a first on the sleeping time, but I am sure I can
get (use) to it. I been up pretty late at times.On the
operation drove mostly all nights so I got pretty (use)
to staying up. I can understand why they get sleeping
and I am sure you & the rest of family take thing
into consideration on the fact that taps go at 10:00 in
these services and for the time they put in, it pretty
hard to get (use) to.
Tell mother I was glad to hear her explain
about not writing. I understand and I guess I a little
the same way. I love my parents very dearly and
hope ehy are very happy and I don't care. I understand
the way things are.
Well, honey, I am going to close. Thank the boy
for his letter. I love them. (Kept) the chin up. I see you soon. It
not very far off. I love you, Jean, and that make thing
lot easier. (Goodnite) darling. God bless you all.
Love,
Russ