The Coconino sun., 1918-09-13
ROBERT CARING GETS
 GOLD SLEEVE STRIPE
A Letter From the Son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Caring, Who :.
 Is Now in England.

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 and Mrs. Fred Caring, Who :. Is Now in England. Robert Caring, son of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Caring, who is doing duty with the aviation corps in England, seems to think it is long way to go with out actually getting direct whack at the kaiser.
 He, however, is good soldier and writes an interesting letter.
 August 10th, 1918. Dear MT. Breen:
 have been thinking for quite a while of writing to you, but then kept putting it off until today. I thought l had better make my inten- tions good. I guess I left Flagstaff so unexpectedly that lots of people didn't know where 1 was, but when Carlson asked me if l would go that evening l consented without a second thought. There have been times when l swore that if I ever met him again l would get revenge, but I have got tent over feeling that way. In ten more days I will have been in the army sixteen months, and six of those will be foreign service, so by the time you get this I will be wearing tor at least entitled to wear) one gold chev- ron, and my hopes are that one is all 1 shall come back with. But then if l have to stay for more, why that is what 1 will do, because when l do come back the kaiser's name will be mud" At present I am not doing anything towards directly accomplish ing that object any more than an ann bulance driver on a flying field could do, but then as we haven't any say as to where we shall go, can't very well do much more till Uncle Sam sends me over on the continent.
 It is rather nice in England and l guess in all ways it is healthier, at present, than in France. It would be rather discouraging to go back and not see any of the fighting, but what can't be helped must be left alone.
 hope you are not one of those that think everyone in the air service is an aviator. It sometimes is sort of em- barrassing to be thought of that way and then have to disappoint the per- son, and as far as flying goes I per sonally haven't much ambition in that direction unless they let me keep both feet on the ground. Of course, have been up and through few stunts, and one gets tired of hearing machines around all the time. Just as people at home used to be able to tell the name of the car before they saw it, so most of us can tell the different types of machines. I have been wishing l could see one of the planes equipped with the Liberty motor, for so many different reports concerning it are around and, of course, whenever any, thing is made by the U. s. it has to be best.
 ! At last they have settled the name question by calling us "Yanks" and not "Sammies,' and I am glad they have done so. I was in London about month ago on duty and drove car back. In lots of the little towns on the way back people had never seen any Americans, and, say, we could have most anything | they had by just asking for it. But nothing to me can ever be so good as when 1 can see those San Francisco Peaks again. Since I left Arizona haven't seen any real mountains. This country is just like gardens to me, but 1 it does look pretty from an aeroplane.
 I see by the paper that father is in politics again, and as long as l can't possibly help him out any will leave 1t to you and the others that can and will. I guess all the boys I knew are in the army by now, but I haven't seen a one for over year now. Peaches 1 Hook and Dave BaSbitt were in Kelly Field when I was, but haven't heard from either of them since they arrived in France. There were twenty-two fellows from Arizona went to San An tonic in my crowd and there are just four left in this squadron now. Did you ever know Andy McGevin? He used to tend bar for Sandy Donahue, I think, and he is in this squadron. Whenever any of us get an Arizona paper the whole bunch has to read it. advertisements, court proceedings and all, every line in it. These English men, and even people from the eastern part of the States can't understand about the brands advertised in The Sun, but then they think mostly that Texas is the only place where any "cows" are. We'll, two things prevent me from writing more-my '1ine" is gone and my relief wants to go to chow, so I will stop.
 Hoping that I am able to see the Peaks get green in the spring of 1919, I remain,
 : An Arizona Tank,
 PVT. ROBERT s. CARING, 43rd Zero Squadron, Care U. s. Air
 Service, 35 Eaton Place, London,
 s. w. 1, England