The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-05-28
LETTERS FROM
SERvIcEMEN

Pvt. Matt Markoyich writes as
| follows:
"Just a line to thank you and the
vFW for the paper. have been re-
ceiving 1t every week at Fort Lewis,
Wash, but have just been trans
ferred to Fort Ord, Calf. My new
address is 390l0089, Co. B, 30th Inf,
APO s."
Now at Chanute Field, H., for
schooling in mechanics is Pvt. Mar
tin j. Rodich, 5th Sch. sgd.
Three Ely boys who have just been
sent to Camp Bowie, Texas, in writ
ing for The Miner, says, "We are
tired of reading papers from Dallas,
Houston and Fort Worth. We don't
understand their social activities, so
will you kindly send US the home
town paper"
They are Pvts. John B. Popesh, Joe
Strukel and Anthony Kuzma.
"We send the people Of Ely hearty
greetings until we meet again." they
said.
at find myself looking forward to
receiving my copy Of the paper"
writes George Martinetti from the u.
S. naval air station in Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii.
"Here, as elsewhere" said Mar
tinetti, pharmacists mate, second
class, "the divulging of technical and
military data is taboo, and cannot
discuss the alleged beauty and
glamour of the so-called (whyO
Paradise of the Pacific without
rancor." Thus Martinetti, who parti-
cipated in defending Hawaii from the
back staIbbing Japs, ended his letter.
CThe Miner, and the people of Ely
and its sons in the armed forces, are
always very pleased to hear from the
boys over seas, even If they are per-
mittel to write only briefiy)
From Pvt. Raymond Peterson, Bar.
8, Co. C, service school medical de-
partment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
comes the following:
81 want to take this opportunity to
thank the veterans for mailing me The
Miner. It's my only way In keeping
UP with the swell friends back home,
and I believe all the soldiers more
than appreciate receiving the paper.
81 am now located at medical
techinician school in Fort Sam Hous-
| ton, Texas, taking a course aS a
technician. We are to attend school
for two months and then be trans
| ferred into a hospital. I am located
three miles from San Antonio, very
nice size town. It has a lot OF his
toric sights, including the Alamo and
several missions which are very in
teresting. I've got to close now and
again thank veterans and give my re-
CARDS to all the soldiers and friends
at home"
From Pvt. John M. Vessel, 30th S.
squadron, Bks. 781, Scott Field, Ill,
comes the following request for letters:
at wish to contact some of the Ely
boys in the service and thought the
best way to do it would be to ask you
for The Miner. Also if you put this
letter in print, some of them can
reach me. would appreciate it very
much.
"All of the boys that came to
Smelling the same time that I did
have gone to camps elsewhere.
thank you in advance for your kind
ness.
i Incidentally, this is radio school
In the air corps. don't know Of any
one from Ely being here"
i Pvt. FC. Jerry Pecharich, co. H
9Th Div, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
has no doubt about the strength o.
the army. He writes:
ct want to tell you that this man;
army is really going to town as fal
as national defense is concerned. W.
are now undergoing a test to reall.
put the ordinary American youth IL
condition to whip any aggressor, m
matter how large or small. We o
the armed forces feel that We ar
here for but one purpose only, ant
that is to rid this world of all ag
gressive powers, no matter their be
! liefs.
"We viii fight for America becaus
! we are Americans. In our camps W