Encoded for for the Veterans History Project, September 17, 2020.
All letters in the Robert Geisler collection were digitized.
The following letters were transcribed from the handwritten originals by Veterans History Project staff. No alterations to this transcription has been made, although spelling errors are indicated with [sic]. Any special emphasis (i.e. underlining) is presented *between asterisks*.
Hi,
Don’t listen to who ever told you that I can get a camera cheep[sic] over here. In some places you can, but not where I’m at. When the big P.X. get’s them in, they go fast, and in town they sack you. Anyway, I don’t get any time off now that I’m on mess duty, so I can’t even go b^u^y one. I don’t draw to much spend money, I’m trying to save it.
I’m glad you’re sending the magazines, I hope they talk about the hunting season comming[sic] up.
Don’t go worrying about me getting on junk. In the first place most of the guys on it are colored, and I don’t loaf with them, and I know what the stuff does to you, so I ain’t going to get on it. I even gave up drinking. What convinced me to stop, was I was getting terrible hangovers, because I don’t get enough sleep. Anyway, it costed me quite a bit the cheapest wiskey over here is $10 (BLACK MARKET)
I miss you all a lot, but I don’t want you to worry about me. I’m doing alright. How much trouble did I get into at home, none, and I loafed
with some people that did some wrong things. But when I saw that the crowd was looking for trouble, I always got away from them.
It’s Sept 5 already, + the time is going fast while I’m on mess duty, I don’t have time to think.
Well I’ll sign off now, I’m fine.
See Ya!
Love
Bob
me