Son, I wish you�d told me sooner about the farm. I know a great man in Hannibal who can probably fix your problem. I�ll try and get him to see you soon. Congratulations you old son of a gun! When I first read about your engagement � I was jumping up and down for joy. Then I had to read it again to make sure. Congratulations again son. I do hope we make it home in time too. You�re not the only one to get hitched either � but I�ll let you hear about that one another way.
I spoke to Mildred the other day for about 20 minutes seems our Spring Fair also went good. She didn�t compete in the jams this year � she was judging. The general store manager�s wife Alice Hubble came first in both events. She and Mildred were always competing over it. But Mildred won more times so that�s why she�s judging this year. Sherrie has just lost her first tooth. She�s running around saying �Mommy when�s the tooth fairy coming?� So Jeannie tells her �Only on Thursday when you are asleep�. I remember the same with Cory and Evy too. You�ll love having kids and you�re going to be a great father too.
After reading your letter I had to let the gang read it and they all, yes-even Margaret, want to write you themselves. No doubt they�ll tell you who got married � though you can probably guess by the end of this.
Well it�s May 19th and all is finally quiet. After 17 hours of OR and 10 hours of sleep, everyone�s feeling better. You�re right; we do get a mass deluge during Peace-talks.
In other news, BJ also heard from Peg, spoke to her on the phone for an hour, Major Winchester is acknowledging that he isn�t God�s gift to medicine�about time, Father Mulcahy has been visiting the orphanage frequently, No Klinger hasn�t lost everything - He�s got the hang of the job and has been promoted and Hawkeye has moved out of the Swamp. So naturally he, BJ, Margaret and even Winchester have built a bar. The day after their opening night � there were no survivors. All were so drunk that no-one rose until 11 the next day. Thank God there wasn�t any casualties. In case you�re wondering they haven�t had a fight, Hawkeye just found a better roommate.
I�m off on R&R next week. Unfortunately because of Winchester�s griping, Margaret�s firm �NO�, Hawkeye�s �don�t even ask� and BJ�s �pick on someone else�, I�ve got the three Musketeers and Dartanian in charge. So we�ll be having Charles and BJ at each other�s throats, with Hawkeye and Margaret at just plain each other before I�m back. They�re also organising some kind of talent show � or as Hawkeye calls it �No-Talent Show�. I don�t know what they�re doing � but I�m glad I am not there to clean it up and yell at the four of them for the mess they�ve created. Their practical jokes are getting too much for me and everyone else. They�re even involving Sophie too.
Well that�s about it for now Radar. Hope the farm picks up � I�ll ring that guy for you too. You and Patti have a great time. Give my love to your mother too. I just hope that I don�t have a heart attack created by one of those four maniacs and their pranks. The next time I talk to you � I hope it�s in person. I�ll speak to you soon.
Oh � before I forget, Major M. Pierce has a roommate!!!
From your former colonel and friend
Sherman T Potter.
