Well here it is Christmas day and me a thousand miles from home. What a life! Of all the days I would like to be home, this is the one and yet I am not the one to say.
We came up here to see a couple of friends from Luke. R.H. Smith is up here so we thought we could at least enjoy Christmas a little more together. Two Mass boys ought to have a lot of fun together.
We had quite a trip up here. The bus was loaded and we had to stand about 2 hours but sat down for the last 5 hours so it was all right. I came up with a fellow from Tenn who also had a friend up here. Ruvis is the fellow's name. Samput went home for the holiday to Dallas. He invited me to go with him but the transportation was so indefinite I thought it would be better to go some place I was sure to get home from.
I had a chance to get a leave of 14 days last week but didn't take it because it would be my last leave this year. I will be able to get a travel priority by staying and waiting so I will get more time at home by waiting. Christmas means a lot to me but I would rather have all the time I can get at home rather than come home for the holiday. Maybe it is just as well because the transportation problem is so bad.
I told you about the stunt we pulled one day last week. We didn't get up for the first scheduled class but almost got burnt by our folly. We were going to get a court marshall but they decided to let us off with a restriction which is the usual thing. They tried to scare us I guess but didn't have the authority. Anyway I learned my lesson so I will stay on the ball.
I don't have anything special to write so I will quit. We are going out to Kirtland Field now to see what B24's look like. Our room here was in 410 as you can see on the front of this paper.
With love
Austin.
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| Modern look at the El Fidel Hotel, now an office building and condos called Copper Square |
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