Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-03-20
SOLDIER LETTERS
From w. R. Madole, st. Sui
piece, France, Feb. 9, 1919.

| From w. R. Madole, st. Sui
piece, France, Feb. 9, 1919.
, This leaves me we'll except
slight cold, hone it finds you al
; the same.
The weather is awfully col,
, for this country, something w
; are not used to.
| am still wearing summe
underwear-haven't changed
this winter. | think | will
weigh about 200 pounds. Cal
you imagine that? Guess W,
have been lucky that we neve.
got the flu. l haven't beer
sick for almost two years, ant
| am thankful for it, for there
has been so much sickness ant
so many deaths, not only herr
but in the states, and l am get
ting awful anxious to ge'
back to the U. S. A.
/ | have almost forgotten the
ways of the American people
You couldn't think there woulC
be so much difference in peo.
pie, for the ways of the French
are so much different than that
of the people at home.
Can you imagine that | have
been over here almost a year
now? 1t doesn't seem possible
that next month | will have
two service stripes.
Well, | don't know any
news, so must close.
Say you should see these
beautiful February nights, they
are so cool and the moonlight
is so beautiful it makes me
want to go so bad. but | can't.
| hope the day isn't far off un-
til / will be coming home and
be free again. We won't know
how to act.
l have been awfully careless
about writing, but forgive and
] will try and write more often
from now on. And | don't
think you write very often, do
you, for l haven't had a letter
for about a month or more.
Write soon and a long letter.
Tell me all the news.
From Sgt. J. P. Madole,
Langoiran Gironde, France,
Feb. 10, 1919.
am we'll and feeling good.
l expect to be on water by or
before the 22nd. | will go
back to Camp Kearney to be
discharged. | may go through
New Mexico on my way to Cal
ifornia, but | will be out of the
service shortly after | arrive in
Camp Kearney, then l will be
straight home.
| have been here over a
month expecting to sail every
week.
| believe | will be home and
out of the service some time in
March.
| was in Bordeaux last We'd
nesday. A soldier out of the
18th Engineers told me that
Willie had sailed, but | doubt
it, although l don't know.
| don't know where I'll dis
embark in the states.
This may be the last letter
you will get from me in France.
| hope so, anyway.
From Cpl. Austin M. Hoop
er, Schumacher, Germany, Feb.
II, 1919.
This leaves me we'll, but not
satisfied, for l want to come
home. 1t looks like they don't
intend for us to come home at
all. | guess we will come some
day.. hope that we will get
there by the 4th of July any
way.
l received the packages and
money, thanks. l have several
souvenirs that | am going to
bring home.
Some of the boys have gone
to Coblentz on a pass, they
will be gone four or five days.
Well, guess winter is about
over over there now. But it
isn't here. The natives say it
will be over in about a month.
| can't think Of much to
write only I want to come
home, and think most of the
boys are in the same notion
But there is no use in worry
ling, for we can't go until they
get ready to send us. We
don't know when that will be
! will be glad when we get out
of here, for God knows that
have had enough of this.
l want you to have plenty
cooked when l get there for
would like to have one more
square meal. l don't say they
don't feed us, but | could eat
more if | could get it.
This iS the worst mart OF