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Show Cpl. Barnard SeegmiSler Writes from North Africa Now that the North African campaign cam-paign is satisfactorily concluded, the boys over there are being allowed al-lowed to "talk a little" about it to the home folks, as indicated in letters just received Monday from Barnard Seegmiller to his mother, Mrs. Mary Seegmiller and brother, Donald. In the Tunisian Battle Responsible for the timing, lubricating lub-ricating and adjusting of the heavy aircraft and anti-craft weapons, wea-pons, Cpl. Seegmiller has been right in the thick of the big Tunisian Tun-isian campaign and explains that the division to which he belongs have been commended by both Roosevelt and Churchill for their achievements, which include the sinking of several vessels and shooting down of many planes with the loss of only four of their own planes and nine men, helped to take plenty of prisoners, and their air base was never once bombed. Of course the sharing of food with the 250,000 prisoners is somewhat some-what reducing the menu formerly available for the Allied soldiers, but in the good old words of Brigham Young, Cpl. Seegmiller says the boys don't mind, knowing "it is far better to feed these enemy soldiers than to fight them". He writes interestingly of the country there this time of the year and of the people, saying the Arabs are just beginning to cut their grain, and the rainy season is definitely over. He declares he has a good healthy tan from the waistline up, and hopes soon to take a bath in the Mediterranean, and feels hopeful as to the eventual event-ual outcome of the present war. Meets Enterprise Boy Never since he left Lowry Field, Denver, Colo., nearly a year ago, has- this soldier met anyone whom he had known up to that time, until very recently, when he saw Ellis Hunt of Enterprise. It seems his duty required that he pass near the camp of another unit, and was recognized by Ellis, who came out to him. Their few minutes min-utes together revealed the fact that the had been within 200 yards of each other for two months. Both boys wore plenty thrilled to see familiar faces from the same county and planned more meetings now that conditions will permit. |