The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-03
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c.,

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am one of the Grenada boys and
thought it my duty to write few
lines and give an account Of myself.
I'm glad to say that / receive The
Sentinel every week, and notice in
most every issue a letter from some
soldier boy, who is away in some
of Grenada and Grenada county are
always glad when The Sentinel ar
rives. It's mighty welcome visitor
to us, and through its columns we
learn most all the news of Dear
Old Grenada and it's surroundings.
I'm not member Of the H. Q. Co.
from Grenada any more, and I sure
do miss my Grenada boy comrades
and friends back in Camp Beauregard
and think of them just lots of times,
and wonder if we will meet again
"Over There"
was transferred to Camp Hancock
Augusta, Ca, on January 29th, where
four regiments of mechanics were as
sembled from every camp in the
Union. The First and Second regi-
ments have been in France most two
months now, and we will be the next
to leave. l don't know how soon
that will be though. On my transfer
to my new organization, had to
make lots of new acquaintances and
friends, for all Of my new comrades
were strangers to me. There were
eight of us boys together in the same
tent, at Camp Hancock. We were
the 18th squad of the Company and
one afternoon we got to talking about
different states, and of course each
of us boosted our home state, and
pretty soon l found out that every
| one of us represented a different
state, and believe me old Miss. was
well represented too: One OF the
boys was from Canada, and he was
telling US of his brother who has
been in the Canadian army in France
for two years; says he has been "0v-
er the Top" several times, and wound
ed seven times, but he is still plugging
at Kaiser Bill (some spirit isn't n!l
And that 'ssthe same spirit we Ameri-
can boys are going with and VIII
helm had better get in one OF his
"subs" and take a dive down to
China before we get there.
have been in four large training
camps and six states since / left
there last August, ana visited sew
eral of the largest cities and towns
of the South, and of course l have
been with and amongst just thou
sands of soldiers from all over the
u. S. A., and have seen them all and
to my opinion have "Yet to find''
more manly and better looking
bunch of soldiers then the boys from
dear old Miss. They just simply
can't be beat, and 1 am awfully glad
that l am from the dear old state,
and have the honor to boost it every
place I go. And you, Dear Parents,
Brothdrs, Sisters, Sweethearts and
Friends, back there at home, will
hear from your Mississippi boys when
we 90 "Over the Top"
I haven't been in this camp quite
a month yet, and since | have been
here, l have seen the boys leave by
the thousands, starting on their long
journey across the pond. They seem
to have no fear whatsoever, and are
really anxious to get cover There y
It would do you folks back at home
good to see the grit and courage the
boys are leaving with. l noticed IN
the last issue of The Sentinel where
"our Chaplain" DIR. Zeno Wall, was
in Grenada and brought a message
from the boys at Beauregard. And
want to say that in Chaplain Wall the
bows of the 14Oth F. A. had mighty
good friend, and every one OF Us
thought just lots of him and we were
awful sorry to lose him. He always
did all in, his power to make tnlngs
as comfortable and pleasant Tor u
as he possibly could, and I'm sure tha'
there's not a boy in the 14Oth r; a
! that will ever forget Chaplain. Wall
and we will always have good wore
to say for him.
/ want to tell you two things tha'
are regular on "Uncle Sans bill o.
fare. TheyIcome every meal and the!
are "prunes" and "beans." We ais(
have (spuds) every meal; when sa!
1spuds) that means Irish potatoes
| in this army language. Any time yo,
want to see a soldier smile just ash
. him how the prunes or beans OF
; spuds are getting along, and ne cooio
not hold a strait face to save MIN
| self. We wouldn't feel like we wer'
. eating if either of the. three dishe
: was missing at meal times. But JUS
| the same we are getting plenty to ca
and are being well cared for, SO don,
} any of you good people back at hom'
think for one minute that we are be
: ing neglected in any way. Unci
! Sam is taking good care of his boys
. I like this country over here pret
! ty we'll, and Charlotte is prett'
; good town, but not matter where
/ may go Old Grenada will always b
! the best and dearest town OF all t
: lme. and I hope that some day tn
same Company of boys that left ther
August 31st, 1917, will get back an