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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, January-May, 1943

1943-02-18 Page 2

I think I could become an instructor if I wanted it.  But I would have to revert to buck private and probably stay that way. Somehow that doesn't appeal. I want my commission and I would rather like to have my wings.  If I try for them and fail, then I'll turn to the instructorship for then I may get a commission out of it. 
I'm going to try to have some material ready for an issue or two of L.N.  I'll send it home to 202 Roseland and mark it "Hold."  I don't why the printed L.N. didn't get in the Jan. bundle unless it was because I didn't send any money. 
If it's okay with you I'll ask the mailer to send my bundle to your house and maybe you could forward it to me. 
I went into Houston last Sunday. It's a beautiful clean city. We (Ben Moyle and I) had dinner and saw a show.  We walked around town and looked in seed store windows and at household furnishings.  It probably looked silly for two soldiers to be doing that but both our hearts were in the future. 
We saw the show "Tennessee Johnson." It seems to be immensely popular here in the south.  It makes Johnson (President

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I think I could become an instructor if I wanted it. But I would have to revert to buck private and probably stay that way. Somehow that doesn't appeal. I want my commission and I would rather like to have my wings. If I try for them and fail, then I'll turn to the instructorship for then I may get a commission out of it. I'm going to try to have some material ready for an issue or two of L.N. I'll send it home to 202 Roseland and mark it "Hold." I don't why the printed L.N. didn't get in the Jan. bundle unless it was because I didn't send any money. If it's okay with you I'll ask the mailer to send my bundle to your house and maybe you could forward it to me. I went into Houston last Sunday. It's a beautiful clean city. We (Ben Moyle and I) had dinner and saw a show. We walked around town and looked in seed store windows and at household furnishings. It probably looked silly for two soldiers to be doing that but both our hearts were in the future. We saw the show "Tennessee Johnson." It seems to be immensely popular here in the south. It makes Johnson (President