A/N: Just in case any of you were wonderin' the plane mentioned in this letter is a real plane and really did fly and fight in the Vietnam War.
Disclaimer: Own nothin'
March 26, 1968
Again somewhere in Vietnam
Hey Steve,
Glad ta see ya lettin' Pony work with ya. Sorry, 'bout Evie but like you've told me before there's other fish in the sea. K, well somethin' that you might be interested but me I hate I finally killed one. It wasn't easy either 'cause it wasn't like we were just firing I actually could see the whites of this guys eyes. Man, Steve, I don't like that. I shouldn't have to kill anyone. Yeah I've been through rumbles and such and felt like I wanted to kill those Socs who jumped Pony a while back but wasn't like I was gonna do it in cold blood or nothin'. I don't like killin' people, Steve, man why am I even here? Oh, yeah that's right, I got drafted, stupid draft. Just hope this war's over before Pony turns 18. Oh, by the way we do see some planes over head some fighters actually, one I believe was called a F-105, man that's one tuff plane. So ya got any cars down there that you're workin' on? Believe actually bored. We've only gone out once, that was when I killed that guy, and I'm bored. We do nothin', well yeah there's games of catch with a football or a game of basketball always goin' on and if ya really wanted you'd probably find a poker game, but can't play since they don't play the way you and I do. So other than those things, well you can also go into town, but there's not a heck of a lot there, ya can sleep, read magazines, listen to the radio, and write letters, which is what I'm doin' right now. Wow, now that I look at it there is a lot we do, but you know me. Well I'll write ya more later. Got guard duty tonight so I gotta go.
Your Best Buddie,
Private First Class Sodapop Curtis
United States Army
PS-along with this letter is another one that I want ya to give to Darry for me. Got some stuff in there that I don't want Pony knowin' like the killing. Thanks.