Show William J. J Neil Heil Still in Belgium Nov 1918 Dear Mother and Father Just Father Just a afew afew afew few lines hoping l ti d well weIl as s' s this leaves me at this time I an am ani still in Belgium Belgium- but think I will ba be baon baon beon on the way to France orance before long and I hope bope that It wont won't be long before before be- be fore ore we are on our way to the tha U US S but ut you can never tell how long lang it will be Well tomorrow Is Than Thanksgiving Thanks s- s giving and I have lots to be thankful for or Anybody that has been under shell hell fine can consider that he he ii is lucky to come out alive I was jut ju t Ju-t t thinking the other day of ot the old old bunch of men that we started in within with n in n the Co C. C There are only about thirty-six thirty of us left including officers and men the rest have been sent ent to different camps and lost in In action We have havo only two officers that hat we started put out with So there wont won't be many here t that at celebrated the he last Thanksgiving dinner at Camp Lewis But Dut I guess we will try and remember the ones that are gone gone ii itis It Its Is s a n sadder and wiser bunch tharl than were gathered together last year yearl They have all stood the test and pass pass- pas ed ed d without ut faltering and the officers were always in the lead of ot the men So altogether they go to make makeup up one oDe of the best lot of men that have gone over the top and have made a name for the United States soldier that hat will live for a long time to come Well mother I 1 had a letter from Victor on the of November He lie said aid tie he no had just come out of action and was allright So I guess gues we are all O O. O K J K so far I haven't bavent heard beard from rom as yet but am expect expect- Ing ng a II letter any time now I reedy ed cd d four tour from Harold and Myrtle and they hey were all right at that time Curly writes every week but I 1 get many at a time and it Is fine line to hear front from rom them I dont don't think It will be long until I 1 see Bee them all and then we can have some of the good old ld times times' we wo we used I to have Louis says you want 0 to have a na good lot of pasties r ready ready- dy y for flir him and not to make them I small Well guess Iguess I that we wo will be able ble t tsay to tb say more mora after fter a while awhile and Jan Ian can tell more of the the places wee wei were in and the names of the towns we have visited visited visit visit- ed sd id y you u will be ble to m mon on the map Well I gueSs guess I will have hav to close for this tim as I have to tow w write to cine of f tl the bo botin t the e hos hoe pital He lie is from near Logan He lie and I were bunk mates in Camp Lewis W Well ll good bye and God b bless ess you all and answer soon From your loving son COOK WILLIAM J. J NEIL Co Dt D M. M G. G B. B A A. A E. E F F. F Somewhere In Belgian |