Darlings,
So happy to receive your wonderful letter today. It is so nice to hear from my loving Mother and Dad.
Well, darlings, I have some bad news for you. I just put my bad knee out of joint yesterday playing football. I didn’t twist it badly though but, I hope it will allow me to fly soon. I want to stick with all my friends. If it doesn’t heal pretty quick I might be placed back a class. That would mean another four weeks before they would send me to basic.
All I can do is hope for the best I guess. Pete had his recheck today on his 40 hour check. He passed it too. The check pilots he had the first time must’ve gotten out of bed on the wrong side that morning because, Pete is a darn good pilot.
One of the dodos banged up a plane pretty badly yesterday. I’ll bet it cost Uncle Sam three or four thousand to patch that baby up. His poor instructor darn near had kittens. That’s a common occurrence here though. These planes really take a beating.
Say, Mom, better tell Dad to take it easy around the yard-he would work himself to death if you didn’t stop him. I hope that someday I can live up to the ideals of my Mother and Dad.
Well, so long, and please don’t worry-I’m a man now.
Your loving son,
Jim