Is he gaining weight? Do you think he’ll make a good football player? I can just imagine bouncing him on my knee a few years from now and telling him horror stories about the war. How soon is he supposed to have teeth? Yesterday, the company raffled off five new Ronson lighters, and I was one of the lucky winners. Only cost me $ 6.50, too. (That’s $3.25 in American money). Night before last, a couple buddies and myself went out on a little binge. We had a hell of a good time, but I had to take the next day off. I have such a terrific hang- over. We’re sweating out our beer issue now so we can celebrate something. I don’t know what we’re going to celebrate, but with thirty bottles of beer, you can do a lot of celebrating. Herm
November 19th, 1945
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