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280 Friday Evening 20 July 6:30 pm Darling, At last a letter! (#330 of July 11 - how’d you get so many letters ahead of me?) Thank you for the clippings on Okinawa education. One of them was by Robbin Coons, who had another AP article published about a month ago, on Mook and the Tinian school. I should think it too must have been in the Monterey paper. Do you mean that Wendy pulled herself up to the first landing on her feet, or that she crawled up there? Yes, I guess you had better look for some kind of gate! When is it that you’re expecting Helene F.? I was very glad, incidentally, to hear that she's coming - I suppose I'll know before there's time to answer this letter. #327 (missing those in between) Yes, I too would love to spend a summer camping in Alaska - I don't suppose we'll ever have occasion to - but we should get in a trip to the island of Hawaii sometime. I think you’d like it. 5 days or so each way by ship and a week there, OK? [pg 2] It's pleasant to hear about your fixing up the little room upstairs. It'll be fun having it as a nursery for Wendy. Darling, I too wish I knew how long it's going to be before I get home. Eighteen months does seem like such a long time, and life is so empty without you in many big and little ways. 326 - “the 16th”; so Helen must be with you now, or have been. Saturday 7:15 am Several downpours last night; we’re gradually working our way into the rainy season. Hoping for a big batch of letters from you today, Sweetie - I'm missing several. I love you with all my heart Warren [pg 3] TINIAN JUL 21 1945 7.43 PM IN REPLY “UM SF 29 C4.54AM JUL 19 1945 1977 CAR [?] CALIF 305 131 353 EFM WARREN J JOHNSTON MILITARY GOVT NEHDES GUAM SEND ME LOVE BY V-MAIL WHAT THINGS DO YOU NEED MOST URGENTLY PLEASE SEND DUPLICATE BOB BY JOHNSTON” WISH TO SAY V-MAIL TOO DAMN SLOW AND PUBLIC FOR WHAT I AM FEELING WOULD SEND ATTACHÉ PIERRE AS OFFICER MESSENGER BUT LATTER UNFORTUNATELY ON SITDOWN STRIKE THREATENING BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT ALSO NERVOUS BREAKDOWN RECOVERY CERTAIN ON RETURN TO HOME TERRITORY HOWEVER AS FOR DUPLICATE WOULD NOT SEND IF HAD ONE WOULD SEND SELF THEN SEND YOU NOW USE OWN JUDGMENT AS TO WHAT THINGS MOST URGENTLY NEEDED. LT (JG) WARREN R JOHNSTON US NAVY MILITARY GOVT UNIT TINIAN Ps EFM NOT YET AVAILABLE HERE SOON I HOPE LOVE BY V-MAIL AND THEN SOME
