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to Estelle Spero

Diamond continues to describe his abode to Estelle. Sidney also instructs Estelle to save him a "corner of [her] mind and when [he] come[s] home [they] can oil it up, take of [sic.] the mist, dust it off and [they'll] [illegible] the same as always...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the experience of scoring on the firing range for another company. He tells Estelle that the following day, his company will start to go on the range.

drawing on upper left corner.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond apologizes for not having sent Estelle a Valentine card.

drawing on upper left corner.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he is embarrassed about how poorly he performed on the firing range at Castner.

drawing on upper left corner.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he is to leave for Don Anna Range on the coming Monday, and remain there until 6th February.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that after they return from the firing range on 6th February, they are to go back on the 8th for combat firing.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he has enclosed some notes scribbled in class while at Edgewood that he found in the pad on which he is writing. He explains that it mentions one of his nicknames, G. T., and also informs Estelle that his new nickname is...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he has successfully qualified as an expert rifleman.

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to Estelle Spero

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…" He then describes his men's combat firing practice. The following day, he is to go out to a nearby range and practice the emplacement of mustard land mines.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes having lost his temper after a squad leader let loose a chemical gas attack forgetting that two men were in front of him.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond warns Estelle that she will receive no mail for the next week as he is taking the men on a grueling four-day trip.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the "torture" of the past few days, a trip which consisted of simulated battle situations.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle about another petty robbery that occurred within the ranks. He also informs her that the Eighty Second Chemical Battalion is to go to Louisiana next, but that he has no information as to when they might leave. He discusses his...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond has enclosed a photograph of the officers of Company D with the letter, and proceeds to name all of the officers featured in the photo. He also informs Estelle that they have found further evidence against the company thief.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the experience of making a telephone call to Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond declares his love, stating that he is "afraid that this affection will remain for a very long time, a very long time."

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the preparations being made "for the move". He then discusses his platoon sergeant, a man who has been "[r]aised in the back-woods of Mississippi".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond states that "the day of movement rapidly approaches". He also mentions that his company have been getting rid of many of the "over-age men", or men over thirty-eight years of age.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the poverty, hunger and crime found in the border town. He also asks Estelle to send him an identification tag.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes Louisiana and the journey down there. He comments on the expansive nature of the country.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he just spent an entire day cleaning equipment.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that they are devoting the next period of time to providing additional training to the men, teaching them about camouflage, discipline, depression etc.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes having fought a forest fire during training that day.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond reminisces over his first date with Estelle. He also tells her during the day, he had been forced to crawl within 500 yards of his target in order to get some decent observation

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes having taken his troops on a trip to practice compass. He tells Estelle about the surrounding Louisiana scenery.

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