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men for the sake of discipline, for at a future date if we become officers we must get discipline out of these same men and must not be too familiar with them.  It's hard, this discipline, for there are good sorts among the less fortunate army men and it's not easy to pass them by so curtly.

The wreck wasn't so bad as I thought, but it's bad enough.  Spars on both lower planes were smashed.  Undercarriage gave except one intact wheel. Don't think engine was damaged, nor longerons on fuselage.  Radiator smashed on cover portion.  Flooring splintered. That's all! Ahem! I looked to see what I had hit and when I found it I saw [[strikethrough]] not[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] at once why I didn't sleep very well with such a headache last night. The cowling around the seat is shaped like this [[image: line drawing of fuselage with openings for two open seats with a shield between them.]] and it's good sheet metal.  I made a dent in it like

Transcription Notes:
Image appears to be of a fuselage with openings for two open seats with a shield between them.