Dear Folks,

I just have a few minutes before taps but I did want to get this letter off tonight. We are having our final exams now, I had one in Maps and Charts yesterday, have one in Aircraft and Naval Identification tomorrow and then one in Physics Tues. Can’t tell you much about what is happening just now because I don’t know myself but should know something definite in about a week.

I really had a swell weekend at Aunt Mollies’. I got in about 8:30 and we visited till about 11:00. I didn’t get up till 9:00 and then had a big breakfast. To top things off they brought me back to the base. It was really a treat, we came by the Douglas Aircraft plant which is completely camouflaged. A net covers the entire plant and the net alone cost $4,000,000.00 and on top of the net they have built a complete rural district which includes everything.

We got to the base about 2:00 P.M. and it would have been pretty late for them to get back if they stayed to see the parade. Elliot Roosevelt and 2 generals were here and were the reviewing officers. They didn’t tell us till just before we went out. It seems like the place is getting more important everyday.

Well time to close but I did want to let you know about the weekend.

Goodnight –

With love,

Tom