{"id":3044,"date":"2018-07-28T22:01:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T22:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=3044"},"modified":"2018-07-28T22:03:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T22:03:25","slug":"august-16-1943-santa-ana-california-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/primary-flight-training-1943\/august-16-1943-santa-ana-california-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August 16, 1943, Santa Ana, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\n Tom explains his reasons for not mailing letters directly to Cleda. His attempt to visit Aunt Mollie was unsuccessful. The next day, in the hot sun, he listened to speeches from Governor Earl Warren, and General Ralph Cousins.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>Mon. Night.<\/span><\/p>\n
\"August<\/a>
August 24, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Cleda,<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been trying to keep up with my correspondence but slowly but surely have been losing ground. That\u2019s the reason I have been doubling up on my letters. I thought by sending them to the P.O. that you would get them sooner. I\u2019ll try to write a little more but my intentions have really been good. I and another boy went into Los Angeles Sat. Night. It took us 4 hours to get in and it was 11: PM. Then so it was too late to go to Aunt Mollie\u2019s<\/a> then. I was going to go out in the morning but we couldn\u2019t find a single place to stay and finally decided to come back to the base.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>We got back about 4:AM. That was going 23 hrs. Without any sleep. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Newspaper<\/a>
Newspaper clipping of Governor Earl Warren’s visit to Santa Ana Army Air Base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then we had our parade and a speech by the Gov<\/a>.[1]<\/sup><\/a>Earl Warren<\/span><\/span>