Smyrna times., 1943-01-14
D RI B BLES
FROM
Our Boys in Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
South Pacific

South Pacific
December %, 1912
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Just a few lines to let you know
that received a few of your COL
umns of most interesting news.
I am glad to hear that the local
Boys are doing so well in the Ser
vice. All of us in the Armed Fore
es, believe, think that your Col
umn in The Smyrna Times to be
one of the greatest Morale Builders
that possibly could be read. Your
column takes a great burden off
ones mind. 1t makes you feel as
though you have unloaded very
heavy pack from your back, and
are at rest once more.
Mail is rather slow in reaching
us here, and we really appreciate
hearing about our homes and our
friends. Things with us are about
the same routine every day. We
practically know what to expect
every hour of the twenty-four.
I was very much surprised to
learn that some of my former
friends from the local area were on
the Solomon Islands. Well, they
; -sllrs-.doinq,ai fine Job FavcrS
Mother and Dad who have a sor
there should be very proud of him
The battle of the Solomon's has
been one of the greatest scraps Of
this war. Since the Japs are there
it is Our Boys job to get them out
This is being done, and much credit
should be given to the leadership of
General Douglas Macarthur and
the fighting morale of The Boys
Much of this morale is built up
within these men from the news
they receive from back home. ]
feel that all the folks back in the
States are trying to do their part.
This includes the Boys in their re-
spective camps and training CEN
tiers, and the men and women in our
wartime industries. Soon, perhaps,
The Boys in our Country will be a
part of the A. E. F. of World War
II. Frankly, 1 do not believe that
there will ever be book published
that will truthfully outline the hell
that Our Boys have been through
on the Solomons, in the Guadal-
canal area. The picture will, how
ever, always remain in their own
minds. SO, if everyone at home
will keep up the good work, con-
tinue the flow of supplies and mail
to Our Boys overseas, you can rest
assured that they will do theil
share by keeping the Japs on the
run. AS Motor Sergeant of my
Outfit, 1 will gladly do my part
whenever called upon.
Here's hoping that this war will
end soon so that all of us can re-
turn to our respective homes, il
Peace, 1 remain
Yours very truly,
Sgt. Paul L. Coverdalt
Sgt. Paul L. Coverdale
A. S. N. 32O72562
Bly,. c, 9th F. A.
APO. No. 81
Care of Postmaster
San Francisco, Cal.
Glad to hear from you Paul. Yol
certainly have the right spiri
about the whole thing, meaning
this war. Well, you can mark i
down, that the folks back here il
the States will back you Boys u
to the very limit. That will includ
all that you have asked for. B,
this time next year you will see an
other picture, and Our Boys are no
doing at all bad now. BY the tim
our Army reaches the goal of seve
and one-half million men, with GU
Armed Forces totaling somewher
about twelve million plus, all arm
ed and ready to go, something
bound to break, and break fast.
Never before in the history c
our Country have we gone in S
fully for total war, but since this
deemed necessary now to accom-
plish our purpose of restorin
Peace throughout the world, we
total war it is, and total war it wi
remain until the affair is ovel
This time, however, we want to Wi
the Peace as we'll. Dribbles wi
not go into that now, but he Nigh
l.