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there was just one week.
Orders then came out
sending me down here to
Texas where I am now
attached to 7th Cavalry.

This is one of the 6
horse regiments in the
country & hence I consider
myself quite fortunate in
drawing such an assignment.
Ten of us came down &
the whole thing was a
pleasant surprise to all
of us.

Our Reg is "on the border"
this means our troops are
stretched in three outposts
from Columbus New Mex. to
Marla, Tex. - which is
the Hq. of my own trp.
The length of our stay here
is not known. This is of