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314 June 26 - 8:00 P.M. Tuesday My Sweety: Was glad to hear that your Father's Day box had arrived - sorry it was late - all mail seems to be slowing up. I will try to see “National Velvet” - don't think its been here in town yet. Thank you for the invasion money. I've seen some before, but am glad to have this to put into our scrapbook. Helen had a letter from a yeoman who was on the “Sea Flasher” and has been sent back here for plastic surgery on his face. He told what and how it happened. There was a rumor [pg 2] around Casa several weeks ago to the effect that it was our own fire, and I sort of believed it at the time. Such circumstances are doubly tragic. Helen also had three letters from Walter mailed just after he reached Okinawa. The trip took just a week - a bit hurried at the end, because there was a typhoon coming in behind them. There was a Navy MG Captain aboard fresh from the Presidio, who gave forth the following: there are 600 Navy officers idle now at the Presidio who will be given new billets in the fall - Japan MG is to be completely Army - probably at least partly due to the fact that join Army-Navy teams did not work on Okinawa. The Navy is to be given control of all [pg 3] the islands taken in the Pacific and possibly some parts in China. Do you know how much of this is straight stuff? Saw Mrs. Wilgress and young Oliver in town this morning - they’re here for the summer. I guess time really does go by - but it surely seems as if we ought to be better than half way now. I wish you could get out of the Navy - but I guess there will be a good long wait before that happy day. This is another one of those days when I had lots of little things to tell you about, but now tonight I just seem to remember anything except- I love you so much - please hurry home to us- Bobby
