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Carroll Steinbeck letters to his parents, May-June 1943

Carroll Steinbeck to Alfred and Vira Steinbeck Page 3

Don't mind this writing for I am doing it on my lap and I using an empty cookie box for a table.
I received a letter from Maxene R. in addition to the one from you. The reason I am here early is that the Corp. advised us to get out of the barrack if we didn't want put on a detail so here we all are.
Our gang is still one big happy family along with some swell fellows mixed in with us. I couldn't ask for a better set up as far as friends are concerned.
In regards to your question about how we got here. We got into Kans., I think then we joined some other cars and made ourselves a troop train for the rest of the trip. We had soldiers, sailors and Marines.
I'll be glad when my sun glasses get here for the sun is really bright and hot in this valley. My face and nose are sun burned so you know it must be bright. Most of the fellows are a lot worse burned than I am.
I'd sure like to see the kitchen now that it is all fixed up. I'll bet it looks swell.
I suppose Granpa will be fishing in all his spare moments

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Don't mind this writing for I am doing it on my lap and I using an empty cookie box for a table. I received a letter from Maxene R. in addition to the one from you. The reason I am here early is that the Corp. advised us to get out of the barrack if we didn't want put on a detail so here we all are. Our gang is still one big happy family along with some swell fellows mixed in with us. I couldn't ask for a better set up as far as friends are concerned. In regards to your question about how we got here. We got into Kans., I think then we joined some other cars and made ourselves a troop train for the rest of the trip. We had soldiers, sailors and Marines. I'll be glad when my sun glasses get here for the sun is really bright and hot in this valley. My face and nose are sun burned so you know it must be bright. Most of the fellows are a lot worse burned than I am. I'd sure like to see the kitchen now that it is all fixed up. I'll bet it looks swell. I suppose Granpa will be fishing in all his spare moments