Eolake Stobblehouse
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Letter of the week, from Ray

Dear DOMAI,

I was in the National Guard Signal Corps unit in the mid-1970s and was lucky enough to serve with a very nice single lady. Julie (an alias) was a very beautiful young woman who really tried to do her job without using her looks.

Unfortunately, there were a lot of other soldiers who thought that she was just pretty and constantly were hitting on her. I was (very) married at the time so I guess that I was not a threat to her. We worked very well together and often times were assigned extra duty such as taking food, fuel, and mail to out-lying signal sites. We were often got in the rain which was a relief on hot summer days.

On one of those days, we were caught out in the open during a daily rain and had to stop due to severe lightning near the ridge where we were headed to. Julie stood under the pine trees and stripped to her panties. She just frolicked around in the rain like an innocent young child and was quite a sight to behold. She obviously sunbathed nude as she was very evenly tanned. It didn't bother her in the least that I watched and laughed at her fun.

After the rain had passed, she got back into her uniform and we finished our food and fuel duties. When we returned to the company area, Julie leaned over and kissed me saying "We must do it again." About half of our signal section was watching and assumed we were a couple. We continued working together for several years as friends. I will never forget her friendship and trust. Nudity is not vulgar nor is it sex. It was a happy break from a boring job and I will never think of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin without a good memory.

Ray from Iowa