Show LOVE TO MOTHER LEE HOWLEY WRITES ON MOTHERS DM DAY SAYS HE WILL BE ROME HOME IN III JULY IF HE HAS GOOD TO HAS LEARNED leam the following interesting letter from lee rowley roffey to his mother written I 1 in germany on Mo mothers thera day is very interesting and we ivery give pal publicity to it ao a that the man many y friends of the young man may enjoy it aldegunda aldegund Ald Alde egund Rund germany may 11 dear mother today w 1 mothers Mo thera day and everybody in the A E F is requested to write a letter to mother the idea of them letters letter is ia in 10 express the love we have for the mothers who gave their some bons to the cause of freedom mother I 1 have learned to love and respect ou on things will be different when I 1 return than they were before I 1 now wear two service raicel stripes which tells of one years labor under old glory in a foreign country this may not seem much to you folks at home borne but toa to a boy who knew a mothers love it is IB very much in this one year I 1 have learned very much and endured more a a and it if it were not for the love of my mother the many temptations would have been very hard to turndown but with the mother in a home that is open to a boy the temptations are easily cast aside you may not think I 1 love you but I 1 do and if it were not for you I 1 would not care if I 1 never came home until all was over over here when you see me your was sons march home you cannot say all is well and I 1 am as happy as I 1 ever was for some same poor mother has I a son wit who a left to for the same cause a an I 1 and did not return every mother should share the sorrow morrow of those who lost heir sons I 1 I 1 once saw a dead boy on the battle field who held his hia pencil in his hand and nearby was an unfinished note to his mother near a all 11 he had written was mother my most beloved friend I 1 die for you and my country it is hell bell to die in my pack but it is ia for you and before signing his name he died his last at thought was mother I 1 a am well and hope you are 1 the same we will be home injury in july if I 1 we have good tack lack 1 aati I I 1 do not see why we mant cant have it I 1 am anxious to get home and once more join jam the family gatherings and I 1 know you will be slad glad to we see the a sons who risked naked their lives for far the life of t their heir coman ry but bat in your joy of our home mining coming do not forget the fifty thousand ined mothers whose whom zone sons will not at return love to all and it tc sit all rood good luck your loving son LEE |