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                                                                                      Monday Evening
                                                                                      Dec 23rd
                                                                                      Manila Philippines

Dear Mom & Dad:

     How are you all?  I arrived in Manila Friday morning and am leaving for "Samar" {sic}, an island in the 
Philippines this afternoon where my L.S.T. is now.  The weather here is insufferably hot, and the city of 
Manila is also pretty rotten.  They are pretty short of radiomen here also and want me to sign on for duty 
with Radio Manila (N.R.O.) but I refused.  I just can't see it I'd rather have sea duty any day.

     I had to have all my money changed into Phillipino currency and am sending you some.  It's quite a 
novelty.  This is 3 Peso's, about $1.50 in American money.  It takes two peso's to equal one American 
dollar.  Also here is a wad of Chinese money, the whole lot worth about 20 cents. Ha!

     I remember one time going into a Chinese laundry to pa a bill.  I gave him a 20 dollar bill.  He took his 
fee out (about 2 dols.) and made an excuse about not having any change, but small change.  I said it was 
alright, so he slapped a wad of money in my hands big enough to choke a cow! Ha!

     Well, I'll close and finish repacking my gear.  Be good and write lots.

                                                                                        Your devoted son
                                                                                        Charles H.