March 1, 1954 Vieques, P.R. Hi Sweetheart, Just 51 more days and I can have you all for me, just 51 days to late darling I need you now - alot more than yesterday or the day before. I stayed pretty busy today. White and I got a bulldozer tank and levelled off a place for our tents. It's right on the side of a hill and stays cool nearly all the time. This morning I also drove a tank across the island for Wiggins - he was pulling me - got kinda dirty. It was one of the target tanks. Tell Pat to tell Brad Neff it was his old tank A-32. Damn good place for it - I'd like to see or knock out every M4 tank in the M.C.. Coming back this morning we got that M-48 up to 36MPH boy that is moving out for 49 tons. We could have gone faster but Lt. Sarafinny was in front of us with a jeep and it wouldn't have been nice to run over him - although the world would be a helluva lot better off. This afternoon I took my five drivers out and gave them a few pointers on driving. No they didn't get me all shook up like you used to do. Ha. When we were on the way back Aldo Ray tried to pass me with a jeep and I wouldn't let him he finally got around me after a couple of miles of eating my dust. I saw him a few minutes ago and I ask him how he liked tank dust. He said you can take your god-damned tanks plus the MC and go to hell after the 10th. He's a good ole boy. Van Helfin is a number "1" prick he thinks he's it he don't talk to us. As for Tab Hunter, I haven't seen to much of him but he acts like a damn queer. One of the carpenters that works for Warner's was telling how he made out with M. Monroe. Someone called him a liar, he said well it was a ood story anyway. Boy these people are a bunch of rummies. Aldo is the only one that doesn't drink. Sure sounds like you're about to run yourself to death. Wanda I don't care how much you run around but please don't over do it - it could hurt you. Wanda please take care of yourself. I'd die if something happened to you. Tell Nancy to give the poor boy a piece of tail - that will probably hook him. Here's a good one. begin crossed out Ya know why one little pig did for the other little pig when he married an elephant end crossed outfouled up. Ya know why the little pig married the elephant? The second little pig put him up to it. Well! That sure is big and easy for Lindsay to offer taking you out for lunch - not every one would do that for me. He'd better not - I don't trust those Western Electric pages - I know cause I was one, once upon a time. Wanda I don't think having a baby will hurt you much I hope it doesn't honey cause I really want that baby - couldn't I hurt for you - wish I could. Wanda we can't go broke no matter how much you spend so don't worry about it - we're already broke. Honey please don't worry about the money - we'll come out O.K. and worrying about it can't possibly help anything. If things get bad I can always get a part time job when I get home. Wanda I don't care how broke we are - I just want you. Scrapped one huh - well that's gotta happen sometime just like I said yesterday - glad it was you instead of me. Cause when I dent one it's usually the car thats had it. I say again, Wanda - you're all I care for everything else that I've ever had can go to hell, I just want you - so please darling be careful - you're all I have - you're all I'll ever have, As for pulling my hair out I ain't got any - got it all cut off this morning and got the back of my head blistered this afternoon - boy it is sore. Honey I'll call it quits for now and see what's playing at the movie. In the meantime the mail will come in and I'll have one of your letters to read before hitting the sack. That will make the day perfect - going to sleep thinking of you. Baby remember I love you, need you and will have you in just a few more days. Goodnite darling. Yours Forever, Dave Brad Tesh - transcribed 2005-01-03