James Fortune ~Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon has been president for three days.
PFC James Fortune is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Jan. 23, 69
Dear Chris
I am awful depressed right now. Last Friday I received orders for combat. It's not Viet Nam. But in a way I wish it was. I am going to Cambodia. The trouble there is just starting. I can be told to leave at any time with only a weeks notice.
I got your letter today and I was glad to hear from you. I am awful depressed right now. Last Friday I received orders for combat. It's not Viet Nam. But in a way I wish it was. I am going to Cambodia. The trouble there is just starting. I can be told to leave at any time with only a weeks notice. I call my mother and dad Sunday. I wanted to tell them so bad but they would only get upset and worry so I guess that I won't tell them until I go. I also called Terrie. I told her she cried the hole time I talked to her. I love her so very much, but like you wrote in your letter non of us are ready to settle down. I am going to try and get over her. Since I will be gone for two years overseas. I can still wind up in Germany. I hope and pray I do.
They have cut our classes short so they could give us combat training. We have 5 hours of class and a hours of combat training. So you see I have been putting in long hours. I am going to have to ask you not to tell Diane cause she might slip or something and tell my parents.
I hope you and Ed come to some kind of agreement while he is home. Diane said that he was to be home the 1st or 2nd of Feb. I may be home too while he is still there cause I will be home the 20th or 21st. I hope not thought cause I would like to ask you once more to go out. I hope the answer is yes instead of no like all of those other times. I must say I did get a little tired of getting that same old answer. I remember the time last summer when we washed my car over at your places. I also remember about a year ago onenight you and me went over to Dians house. I also remember metting you when you were about 12 years old. Remember out to the lake. Those were the days I wish they had never ended.
I finally got some letters from Terrie. I got last Saturday. I got six of them. Not too bad. I hope that someday we can settle down to each other. But I wounder if we will since I am young and she is too. I can't expect her to just do nothing and sooner or later she will meet some guy just like she met me and I will be just someone to write to. I bought her a beautiful engagement ring but I don't realy know if I will give it to her or not. I guess I will just have to wait and see. Well I must close for now, take care and the best of luck with Ed or whatever you decide between you
Your good Friend
Jim,