Show OX ON OUR WAY august 2 1918 editor roosevelt standard it gives me pleasure to let you know that hat ai have lave lie honor to be ba a buck private in ill the 14 ith al G battalion co B I 1 wish to let you know kilow what I 1 have seen of army life I 1 like it fine and dandy I 1 am m writing tills this letter on the train and I 1 we go through salt lake lak will alke make an ail attempt to mail my letter from there wo we are on our way but dont know where but let us hope that we are bound i tor for berlin tor for I 1 sure am aarin to go and the rest of my bonit comrades ades are if likewise I 1 will promise you yon a relic from berlin 41 it has been very hot at camp kearney though it is a beautiful camp and must say the things I 1 have seen there are inar marvelous I 1 saw aeroplanes aero planes every day and many a time I 1 saw them in squads of 0 sixteen well to go fit further rehei into details will admit that many a time the old lieutenant had a good hearty laugh on ug tia raw potatoes especially geraw potatoes when ive we firs thit camp lewis hut but now not to be exaggerating we can make tile the mules do ao squads right al ut and left about other oilier maneuvers such as Pa parade raile ess and about face 1 I can assure you that all of us boys will do our duty befitting a good citizen of af the country and will uphold the lionor honor of our community all the boys bos join me in extending their best wishes to you and hope to finish the laisers kaisers Kai Kal sers career and be back home with you soon respectfully yours EARL EAHL |