Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-15
BOYS OF 129TH GET
WORD THEY LEAVE
FOR j. S. IN APRIL
LIEUT.. GUY KARI PRAISES COM.
PANY c SOLDIERS FOR BRAV-
cry AND vALoR IN LETTER TO
-. NERTNEY.

Praising Ottawa boys for their
great part in the world war, Lieut..
Guy Karr of this city says Ottawa
is TO be congratulated on her repre-
sentatives in our regiment | do not
know of a man from Ottawa but what
was true blue and a man through and
through, and that can't be said Of
every man who has come under my
observation Lieut.. karr also says
the men have it on good authority
that the regiment will start for home
some time in April. As all are auN-
ious to be on their way. none Of them
are complaining against leaving Eu.
rope.
In the letter, which was written 20
T J. Nertney of Ottawa, Lieut.. Kari
says:
Il have intended to answer y0Gr
letter of Dec for some time, but
have neglected doing so. | wish t.
express my qualification in receiving
a letter from You. | realize your in.
terest in our regiment and welfare Of
The boys therein. | see Kenneth quite
frequently, and he is apparently well
and happy, though, like the rest Of us,
is very anxious to get home now that
the war is all over
MIR Nprtuav I uicb IN rpppvaty1
late you on being the father OF one
of our brave men, a man who went
through everything that human endur-
ance could stand without complaint
Ottawa is to be congratulated on hei
representatives in our regiment. | dc
not know of man from Ottawa bui
what was true blue and real man
through and through, and that can't
he said of every man that came under
my observation. But on a whole ou
men were wonderful and did THEN
full duty but | wish to remark that
they are not very happy at the pros
peCt of losing the gold overseas chev
ron which some of our COngreSsmer
are trying to take away from us, be
cause some men did not get a chance
to come across, The way we look al
ib is that we earned them at gTeaf
sacrifice on our part and months o.
the greatest danger to our lives.
There are men who received wal
crosses and different decorations that
some of us didn't get. but We don't
say, Take them off We didn't re
ceiye them, so you can't wear them,
and if they do legisate against them
it will be very unpopular with the men
who did the work without a com
plant.
You asked me about the weather
Well, for the most part it has beer
very pleasant. The first few week
We were in Luxembourg it was yer.
warm, and rained most every day
Then for the past few weeks it ha
been quite cold, not below zero, bu
brisk, with quite a little snow Nov
it is warm again, like April weather
III Illinois We have been very fortu.
nate in having a fairly comfortable
place to spend the winter, and we
really have not suffered nearly a
much as We did in Texas last winter.
We have it on very good authority
that we are to start for home in April
That will mean that We should be
with you some time in June as il
takes about two months to go through
the rehabilitation center and to get
to the States As ! have said before
we are all anxious TO get home. for
We feel that we have done our fui.
duty, and are ready to let others take
our places.
Please give my regards 20 your
family. and would be pleased t.
hear from you again when you can
find the time