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Aerogramme dated 24 January 1967 and transcription

Archive Collections / Major Peter John Badcoe / Series SAMA 1129/1 / Aerogramme dated 24 January 1967 and transcription

Tue 24

My Darling Niesi

Sorry I haven't written for a couple of days but I've been sick. I've had a dose of those kneedled stomach cramp things and the doc put me to bed. Fairly painful but he pumped me full of medicine and they gone now. We are off at 3 in the morning on an operation up into QUANG DIEN. We are going in to clear out the villages where young Cope got hit. They are reported to be two VC companies in there right now so I'm taking in HUC BAO plus my Reaction Forces with luck will get a few - Still raining. I'm sure it will never stop. McCartneys replacement arrives today which is a welcome. Cold wet and dismal. Received a nice long letter tonight (15 JAN) so the mail appears to have sorted itself out.

I'm delighted that the pack is such a success. It was certainly a worthwhile Christmas present little darling. I'm still eating your cake absolutely delicious. Aren't the [deleted] the absolute end - sickening!

I'm terribly pleased with our little girls. They are being tremendously good and and I‘m very very proud of them. I miss them so very much myself but we are definitely on the downhill run now my darling. I think they are did jolly well in their swimming and I'm pleased that they can all get themselves out of trouble in the water now. Your new pink floral sound nice sweetie and very cheap - inflation has really set in up here the last couple of months. I buy as little as possible outside as the prices have doubled and tripled in some cases - for example a packet of US cigarettes down town is now 75c - for 20 cigarettes and a medium bottle of coke is $1.00.

The cardigan and slacks sound nice. I'm looking forward to seeing them. They had some decent short sleeved sports shirts in the PX so I bought a couple to put away for our holiday too.

[deleted] Please let me know if they don't clear up or if you have any more trouble with them. I like your system of counting time my darling and we are DEFINITELY on the downhill run now. I must close now and get my gear packed for tomorrow probably be out for two days. I forgot to tell you they have localised my air bag in Saigon. Its at the Air France terminal - and now movements have lost the paperwork - but they are working on getting it released! I love you so much my little Neisi.

Petie.

Creator: Major Peter John Badcoe
Control: SAMA 1129/1/10/1-2
Date Range:  24 January, 1967  -  24 January, 1967
Quantity:    2   1 aerogramme, 1 transcription
Series:  SAMA 1129/1
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