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him.

I cannot understand why Captain
Hearfield failed to give you a
chance to state whether you wished
to remain in San Diego for a while. He
overstepped his prerogatives there and
it was probably because he either
forgot about it or else decided he
wanted you with him. Both of
which resulted in the same thing.

But, nevertheless, you have now
gained a chance to be one of one
and one-half million Americans who
are in France or Italy preparing
to fight or fighting successfully
the war for the triumph of everything
we hold dear. "Down with the
Huns" is our watchword.

The life you are in now must
be highly interesting and I suppose
that all of the rule books will