Letters To Home - January 20, 1951

Fort Benning, Georgia
January 20, 1951

It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and I don't have a single thing to do. Things here are so much more relaxed that at Dix; quite informal most of the time. We all now have Class "A" uniforms, which means that we can go to town anytime we don't have duty. We don't have to dress in Class "A" in the evenings as we did in Dix, either. We don't have to wear ties except with Class "A" when we have guard duty. Temperature today is 82 degrees and no rain. Beautiful southern weather.

Guess I won't get to shoot the cannon after all. Have been assigned to the radio and telephone section (communications). Disappointing in a way, but I'll make rank faster, I'm told.

This is a pretty section of Georgia. Pine woods, a few hills, and red clay. Probably nasty when wet.