badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

Dear Ma and Pa,


I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.


Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water.

Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on 'route marches,' which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him different. A 'route march' is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.

The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none.

This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds and he's 6'8" and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.





Your loving daughter,
Alice-------------------OOORAHHH!!!

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

Oh yes!

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

An oldie but a goodie. Kind of like Grizzly and BF.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

A very good one, bb, thank you.

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

👍👍👍

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

I'd like to meet Alice she sounds like fun 😁

dbed Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI

she'll whip your ass every day and twice on Sunday

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

Amen and Amen an old one but t good one thanks for the morning laughs badbobby.

CoDen Loc: Little R, SC

Haven’t that one in a long time

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Lord, BB. What dust-bin did'ya dig that one out've Hell, that one was told at Tun Tavern's original recruitment week. Though, like you, Ancient One...it's an oldie but goodie.

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

just figgered I would use one of yours BF
since you are always claimin that I copy yours

Navyvet

I had to send this to a "wounded Warrior", marine friend of mine.
I'm sure he'll have some reply about the Navy.
We kid each other but always brothers

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Hey Navyvet, would you like to be added to this list of FS users that have served in the Navy. If so what years did you serve. Fishing Stage Navy members
“Honor, Courage, Commitment”

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badbobby********** 43 - 45
Big A************** 66 - 67
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Captain Lahti Desert Storm 91
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cynlaker************ 72 - 76
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FinFisherman******** 63 - 69
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Flightdeck ********** 84 - 88
Foodfisher********** 65 - 67
GatorGuy*********** 76 - 82
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Justoldjim*********** 54 - 57
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Larry M************ 63 - 67
Littleboat*********** 72 - 76
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Old Uncle Dave*******
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If you were in the Navy and would like to be added to this list, please add your info and I will add you to the list.

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

to that, NavyVet

However, BB...more than a Brother, is like a grandfather to me.

He's antediluvian old.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Thankfully Noah and BB were buds, BB's soul mission was to keep the critters in check. Including the aquatic ones swimming along side.