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[letterhead: U.S. MARINE CORPS]
Sept 28, 1943 San Diego, Cal
Dear Eva:
Well I have just finished writing Faison a letter so I thought I would write you and Harry a line. There isn't much to write about, I am still doing the same thing trying to teach recruits. It will be a year next month since I was home, from the looks of things I guess it will be quite awhile before I can get a leave. I may be able to get one after xmas. This will be the fourth xmas I have been gone. This is the last year of my four year enlistment. I guess I will spend longer than four
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years in the marine corps whether I want to or not. I beginning to think I should have joined the army to see some action. I have asked for a transfer to a combat unit so many times that I am just about ready to give up hope of getting it.
You know your younger brother is getting to be an old bachelor pretty fast it won't be long before I am twenty four. I guess Velma doesn't want me to write to her I haven't ever received her address or a letter from her. I guess she must be mad for some reason or other. How is High Point getting along? I don't imagine there is much doing there now is there? This San Diego is a bad place to be stuck in, they
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really rob the servicemen here. I get up to Los Angeles & Hollywood once in awhile. They really treat servicemen swell there. I have seen and talked to most of the movie stars, they are for the most part swell people. Well I hope to hear from you soon. Give my regards to everyone.
Love Jewell
P.S. My address is a little different now. Corp. J.H. Spears Hq & Hq Co. Training Regiment R.D. M.C.B. San Diego Cal.