Washington County News | 1918-01-03 | Page 1 | Washington Soldier Boy Has Been Promoted

washington soldier boy has been promoted x kind editor I 1 wish to you for the kindness shown in send in your wonderful little paper I 1 never appreciated its value until i enlisted in uncle sams fighting forces and was bent away from friends and home now I 1 look for L ward each week for the paper that is sure to be full of interesting things i of what is doing in dear old dixie I 1 am in the machine gun branch of the service it is one of the most interesting and attractive brandies machine guns have been termed the life of the infantry without them it would be an to hold a sector against an attack at the present lime I 1 am under quarantine as some roem beri of my r company have taken the but that did not dampen our aim spirit although we all have liked to have been home and spent xmas with our friend swe looked on the bright eide of it and man aged to spend a very nice xmas thanking you again for the home L paper and wishing you a happy and F prosperous new year I 1 am I 1 yours very truly corporal ralph westover co B M G camp lewis washington