Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Ars Doing h Various Rraneiass of the Serviee.
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 Daniel J. Mccormick has received a | very Interesting letter from his son. Lieut.. John F. Mccormick, 123 Aero 1 squadron, Aviation Section, Signal | Corps. It. Mccormick is with the A. | E F. in France. He writes as fol- lows:
 Sunday. Dear Dad:--I am going to try my hand at this little Corona and at the same time try to pull or a few lines to you. Letters from this country are going to be about as interesting read ing as a catalogue of farming irnpse- ments to hrst-ciass milliner Cen scrsllip regulations are necessarily strict so most Of our interesting ex- l periences will have to wait until we return to the states. And Joy the way, l in order to really appreciate the States and the comforts there, one ought to spend few weeks in France. If a person has the temperament which can satisfy all it's s~ss2ts in beauty and picturesaueness. then France is. his l Utopia, but on the other hand. if he is an ordinary person. who likes artistry | in but small quantities and then only 1 in his leisure moments, let him stick to the good old U. s. A-and use the letters with ali due respect to George NJ. Conan. They sound mighty good to the boys over here
 It. is = @6nderful little place where we are now located We have very comfortable barracks but we are so busy just at present that we have all We can do right on the job. without going very far to look for inspiration in other places. For my part, I can say, that the gentle art of making war is. at best, iaherious task and we will all be perfectly satisfied to go back to our respective jobs. and put OUT khaki in moth balls. One of my duties is to censor the squadron mail and now, whenever I see a soldier
 writing letter I feel like drawing my Colt and shooting him on the spot always thought the picture of the
 boyS writing home was beautiful lit-
 tie thing but now all that sentiment
 has left me. and find myself noth-
 ing more nor less than an eagie-eyed
 killjoy-pryfng into the love affairs of crowd Of men. everyone of which seems to have a sweetheart in every } town in their own home states. It
 keeps me busy fully five hours of every day, so you can see it is no little task, France is as romantic as it has been pictured-and the pictures can never l convey it's real beauty. It is old d-fash- } oned and far behind the States fin the ; matter of conveniences but it's beauty !; is Fascinating. My one hope is that I : can see France in a time of peace and Elenty. Now there is a sadness in evil , denee everywhere-in the number of
 women working at all occupations, in
 the striking absence of men, in the
 work being done by young boys and
 old men, and in the preden7inance of { mourning. Every section of France
 has done it's bit in the war and every section is still doing it in manner
 we can never sense back home. They
 are doing 1t eheerfully, too, which
 makes their sacrifices all the more 2 beautiful
 t can say nothing about the military I so you will have to satisfy yourself with the papers. They can probably ! give you more than 1 anyway and 1T a much mere interesting way, The 2 business Of war loses it's glamour wfer 2 one is actually engaged in it and fol my part I'd rather hear about an, talk of other things. must admit though, that have very little news O }, any kind to write.
 4 word about myself, or my health I I'm so healthy that I actually hans }; my head in shame whenever I pass T hospital. I guess, I'm immune from I all disease. | catch colds as easily :, as anybody know but lose them just Il as easily so I'm even on that score 7 I've been inoculated with every kind ot T a serum so rly only chance of being ? sent home is to get shot-and I thini Il I'm immune from that also.
 Now for your part. You people al s home can write just as often as YOU ! please, in spite of the fact that there e may be times when letters from me y will be long time coming to you. Re !. member always that no news is gooC : news is good news no matter how Ions $ there may be no news. Mali is a bis T, problem over here. due to the censor II ship and other regulations, SC some O. my letters will be delayed. But keeI ! me supplied with the news from home And every once ifl while send me carton of cigarettes-tfis in spite O : your objections to the things. Cheaj ], cigarettes such as Camels are thl > things. It must have been a soldie who first discovered the comfort of II cigarette and it must have been al
 American who invented Camels. s. = have George Madden wrap them LII well and send them over. A little pip ?; tobacco is also welcome but have Il pretty good supply of that on han, }. just at present
 Tell all who may inquire for me tha
 eeIAl WNAI clAb0 A0RRN clttd CAJOy41tS Ily
 self immensely, but very busy an.
 hence have little time for correspond
 ence-not near as much as I woul
 like. However, I'll try to get iette IF home at least once a week but
 can't promise that you shall receiv
 them as often as that
 So much for the present. Give m . love to all and for heavens sake don
 let Ma worry about me. I know tha
 you realize worry is a shameful vast
 of energy but I hope Mo will not b
 so foolish as to bother her poor hea :. about me. I'm safer right here tha 5 if I were back in New York with a U that noise and hustle in the subway. War is nothing comptFed to a trip 0 ,f Mir. Shonts Interborougn With m 't best love to all, I am,
 i Your loving son,
 ,r JOHN.