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extracted text: Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. correspondence
Jan [January] 2, 1952
Wed [Wednesday] Eve [evening] 6:30
Dear Wife
Even thou [sic] I just left last night your’e [sic] no-account husband shall write you a letter
mainly to say I love you many bushels no matter what you think. I would give lots if I were not so mean
to you honestly I try to be good but I wind up every time I see you being meaner than the devil.
Someone should beat my head in, namely you. One of these days I will be the perfect husband I hope?
Believe me trying to write this letter is a job because 6 or 8 of the Guys are making enough noise for a
whole Army. We never had a bit of trouble coming in but after we left Kansas City we ran first into snow
then sleet and freezing rain finally we hit just plain rain so you can imagine what kind of roads we had.
For quite a ways out of Kansas City I had to stop and clean the window shield as the wipers and
defrosters couldn’t keep it off. We made it back at 3:40 this morn [morning] had to get up at 5:30 so
never got much sleep. Got up eat breakfast then went to sick call. They gave me some little capsules
plus cough syrup to take. Came back talked the platoon Sargent [page 2] out of putting me on detail
then I laid around all day sleeping which was a good deal. If the roads stay bad I won’t be in Sat
[Saturday]. Everyone is restricted to camp now and if the roads don’t clear they won’t take the
restriction off. So I hope it clears up in a hurry. I bet you loved to go back to work today didn’t you? As
for me it seemed like the devil coming back down here I will have to get used to it all over again. Tell the
Folks hello for me, also call mom and tell her we made it back okay. From what I hear we may get paid
again tomorrow my amount will be plenty small as you know I already got $30 of it. Right now I have
65¢ to my name rich huh? Well Babe I have ran out of paper filler so take care of yourself and I hope to
see you soon
Your’e [sic] awful mean Husband
Jr Tinder
P.S. In case you don’t know it by my actions I love you love you love you. So long

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