totally surprise that it was from a girl... GREAT... --- "Missy, Jeff & Brett Droegemeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I like this one...it's good even if you weren't raised on a > farm. > > > > LETTER FROM A FARM KID, > > > > NOW AT SAN DIEGO MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT. > > > > Dear Ma and Pa: > > > > I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer > > the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. > > > > Tell them to join up quick before maybe all of the places are > filled. > > I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till > nearly 6a.m., > > but am getting so I like to sleep late. > > > > Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your > > cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, > mash > > to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. > > > > Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water. > > > > Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, > eggs, > > bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, > > fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and > > Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on > coffee. > > Their food plus yours holds you till noon when you get fed > again. > > > > It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much. We go on > "route > > marches", which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to > > harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him > different. > > > > A "route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. > > Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in > trucks. > > > > The country is nice but awful flat. > > > > The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. > > > > The Capt. is like the school board. Majors and colonels just > ride > > around and frown. They don't bother you none. > > > > This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep > > getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye > is near > > as big as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't > shooting at > > you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie > there all > > comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own > cartridges. They > > come in boxes. > > > > Then we have what they call hand-to hand combat training. You > get > > to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful > though, they > > break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at > home. I'm > about > > the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over > in Silver > > Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, > but I'm > > only 5'6" and 130 pounds, and he's 6'8" and weighs near 300 > pounds dry. > > > > Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other > fellers get > > onto this setup and come stampeding in. > > > > Your loving daughter, > > Gail. > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=809&lang=9> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to wm as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > ===== TeChundra & her little Angel, Kennedy 4-14-01 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --- You are currently subscribed to wm as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
