OUR SOLDIER l' l 7 ry C s BOYS BOYS' LETTERS M. M f. f 0 Camp Zachari Taylor Ky IKy r r Nov C 6 1918 1913 J Dearest Father and Mother I Mother I rece- rece elved your fine letters today and h 1 was certainly glad 0 to to know that you r are all well the home papers a i ir 9 good bunch came also While I am f f. 5 always delighted and I devour every every ev ev- ery cry lin line I am sure sorry to to tol l hear ear of r the tho deaths there of so many I know Poor Wallace Vallace wasn't that a shame And the other boys boys my my but their i parents must feel miserable Please i F dears dont don't worry about me I am hm amin in perfect health and good spirits and the flu nu Is about abou about killed out r here here no no d danger nger now It Is quite quiteo o cold here of nights and the germ genn will i soon freeze The officers have th the windows l kept ept open onen make us wear overcoats every time we step out outs t and especially for drill or practice And w we e have our slips sUps to call today I t- t for Cor our O. O D. D underwear under under- J wear Wo TO have to take our beds out in the sunshine sunshine for tor several several hours hour's airing every even day that it does t not rain There were many cases case r. r awhile back and died It I Is true but every care was taken and andI rG t i. i I have seen little of it It all makes me IDe homesick sometimes but t I am amI I bound to stand by m my duty until until p this war ends I am willing to fight s for Cor my country countr or die for it and nd I r F-r pra pray to My 1 Heavenly Father for the oJ strength to take me through The same power will guard my life and tt 1 J keep me as good as asa a a boy can he be he so i d dont don't nt worry worry- because I am nm far tar away 1 L I k expect f to be z A in F France fc f- f ce a b before t f re a aL k h l H e LY lm c something to to worry about out but y you must not The kindness of the Y Sr y J l M. M lC C A A. and t the e Knights and Red RedCross Cross Cross workers is beyond description des tion I remember I used to wonder v what v at particular good they ther did but buti i know now Room books writing material care and all furnished to tous tous us free On the trip coming here the Red Cross women were at stations stations sta sta- where we had to stop for exer exer- ci cise e. e The gave us magazines cards cads sandwiches cakes and fruit and certainly certainly certainly treated us royally There were sO some some ne awfully pretty prett girls among them too Bank on a Utah follow fellow to have a trained eye for for pretty out here wo we saw many grand places and I wished wish wish- r I ed cd for all of you ou One thin thing that pleased me was the scenery scenery green green as far as the eye could reach and r f the streams and rivers with fish jumping out of the water constantly It was a great great temptation to beg heg J t. t leave leavo to go a fishing There were Utah boys leaving Salt Lake about August lath but afterward J. J scattered in every direction There are aref a good many here Abram Joncs Jones Jon- Jon cs es o 0 Adamsville is with me but my bunk hunk mate that I told you ou of Hocking Hock Hock- 4 ing is going to leave for France to- to morrow Also Ollie Morris of or Beaver Bea- Bea ver vet county Wo We are gaining a great I IJ J deal of or knowledge and experience I Jl i that will wili be useful to us in years to come Our officers are good to us I We aro comfortably clothed and fed fedi i but there are no objections to boxes boxes box box- oes o- o es from home with eats You'd J l have died laughing at one one boy trying trying trying try- try ing to eat pine nuts Send me some r more Ella sent me some dandy cake and eats I wrote Warren flakes Bakes flak Bak- es last Sunday I 1 get gel a good many letters from and Salt Lake and a few from somewhere r else I am at the Y Y M. M f. f C. C A. A writing writing writ writ- ing and it is raining hard If It we 0 only had these rains In Utah It would be the greatest producing country countr in the world Old Utah 1 for me How are aro father and md Mr 1 Boyle coming on with the threshIng threshing thresh thresh- Ing business I will write Julie i 1 soon Tell her the cake figs and J those fine dried peaches were all in infine fine shapo sometime ago but they the i r y are aro all gone one now She will take the hint I do value my good parents and sisters I sent you a big picture pic- pic r. r ture tune of the whole 3rd 3rd regiment about strong Isn't it good We Wo have learned to build a p pack latet latec lately late late- rz c t ly for Cor over seas which consists of 3 f T blankets 1 pair of at shoes 1 pair so sox t 1 j 1 cake of soap tooth brush and p paste ste comb kit to eat off knife fork continued on last page I u SOLDIER BOYS LETTERS continued from 1st page and spoon two to towels one shirt am and anda ft n suit of ot underwear also an overcoat overcoat overcoat over over- coat to carry or wear We Ve hand our ou hats in and the they give ghe u us a cap All this equipment is put into apack a apack pack paek sack which ia la to fasten on our back I have had pistol drill and will go soon on the pistol range anti ann have target practice This work is great sport I like it fine We have Automobile school mornings and ami other drill afternoons There arc are I tine fine evening lectures often otten I must I I close With love hove and best st prayers O f T L. L for all of oC you and for r S thanks to yoU you being so good to me nie alwa always s. s L Love Loveto ve veto to Efflo Effie Edna and anti Ella and best regards to an any who speak of ot above all keep the tho Weekly 5 corning coining God bless all of or yo o d I your loving son son Billie fut flut hi in Ings s. s