Friday, May 24, 1968

24 May, 68

Hoi An

[Written on stationery with printed map of Vietnam]

Mike,

I got your letter yesterday, boy you squids are finely getting to see some action.

Yea I remember that guy you told me about. He must of really been fucked in the mind.

I'll be sending you some slides and a tape for on there around the 10th of June so be looking for them. — Have you gotten that one tape yet?

Boy we had some more hell here again the other night. There were fire fights all over the place. We were lucky only 5 rounds come up our way. It all lasted about on 1½ hours.

Today I was messing with a blasting cap from a gook dud. I threw it on a fire and started to take off. Well I got hit 23 times with shrapnel in the right arm and chest. I dug it all out and put some shit on it to help heal it up. I guess I wont try that again.

I got a letter from Jim Dick yesterday too. He's up at Phu Bai at an ammo dump. He seems to be doing a lot of skating.

Some ass hole Major was up here today to look over the place. He said we live like pigs and don't even act like Marines. So now we have to hold muster at 0730 every morning, and can't fuck off like we did before. All of us are really pissed off about that 0730 deal.

It got up to 107° the 20th. and it was a hot S.O.B.

Well son going to go for now, be good and don't fall off of your tub. See you later.

"Little Brother"

Bill

"THEY CAN FUCK WITH ME ALL THEY WANT BUT THEY CAN'T STOP THE CLOCK." 276 days left in Nam & 15 months left in the Corps. I AM GETTING SHORT! HAHA.