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125 Jan. 11 Thurs. 11:30 A.M. Hi sweety: Helen just brought me a letter from you. I will ask Walter or Will (all the Boulder men report at Ord tomorrow) about the men you mentioned including Johnny K. Latest scuttlebutt is that the 2,000 or so men both Columbia and Princeton are headed for the Northern Philippines, and will go on from there probably to the China coast or the [Ryukins?] Some of the men have already left - and the ones remaining are the permanent teams. They expect to leave in about a month. Lovelace was the only Boulder man sent out in the early group. Some of the men in the 6th section are still at Ord - the angle on that is the territory they were briefed on is to be bypassed! The guys are fit to be tied, because they are wasting too much time, and not working off any of their overseas time. Life has its compensations tho. Even if it is monotonous, I hope you stay where you are til it's time for you to come home. The mail service is good, and the set up probably better than you’d find most places. It's much more important for me to have that feeling about you, then to get a call from Hawaii, and have you [pg 2] go further out and to much rougher conditions - even if they are more exciting. If I can, will have Will bring over some of the Boulder fellows on a Sunday afternoon as long as they are going to be here for awhile. No doubt I'll hear more scuttlebutt from them. Wendy is sleeping now - the sun has come out, and if it warms up, I'll wrap her real well, and take her out for a stroll this afternoon. Want to mail your packages. Love you darling - a very special kiss and a real tight hug - Bobby Tried to get some more stationery for you, but they were all out - new shipment due soon.
