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Nile Kinnick correspondence, September-November 1942
1942-10-12: Page 02
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will have to be ferried out to Kansas City and other such bases. We are all hoping that we will get a chance to fly one up that way. There is a fair possibility, I think. The station and airfield here is completely hemmed in with close growing pine trees. After supper, as the sun was sinking in the west, Bob and I took a walk out around the grounds. All the plane were on the ground, night flying not yet having started, shadows were fast falling round, the air was cool and fresh, all was quiet and peaceful. It reminded me of the walks we use to take at dusk out west of the stadium and over the golf course when we were staying at the Quad in Iowa City. Yes, this place looks good, such a relief from Norfolk. Were I not so fond of home, family and civilian liberty and did I not know better, I should be tempted to say, "if this is war, it's not bad at all." Marvin, Bob & I left Norfolk on last Thursday at 1630 (4:30 in the afternoon). Mohandas & I took a Pullman, but
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will have to be ferried out to Kansas City and other such bases. We are all hoping that we will get a chance to fly one up that way. There is a fair possibility, I think. The station and airfield here is completely hemmed in with close growing pine trees. After supper, as the sun was sinking in the west, Bob and I took a walk out around the grounds. All the plane were on the ground, night flying not yet having started, shadows were fast falling round, the air was cool and fresh, all was quiet and peaceful. It reminded me of the walks we use to take at dusk out west of the stadium and over the golf course when we were staying at the Quad in Iowa City. Yes, this place looks good, such a relief from Norfolk. Were I not so fond of home, family and civilian liberty and did I not know better, I should be tempted to say, "if this is war, it's not bad at all." Marvin, Bob & I left Norfolk on last Thursday at 1630 (4:30 in the afternoon). Mohandas & I took a Pullman, but
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