Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-27
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OuI DOyS dIlu UulS
in the Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Mediterranean Area
Dribbles Editor
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
I received your Christmas care
to-day, and wish to thank you fol
it. 1 think it was certainly swell
of you to send out such a card, ano
I am sure that all the fellows in
the Service are of the same opin-
ion, that it's great to know the
folks back home are remembering
the Christmas spirit, even during
these troubled times, and are be-
ulnu US 1UU per cent.
Everyone over here is doing his
and her level best to end this war,
and we hope that we can accom-
plish things during the New Year
1914 that will be the cause of maxi
ing everyone happy.
I am sure that on Christmas Day
all of us, though preoccupied with
our present task, will feel more
than ever before the love we have
for our God, Country and Home.
In closing, I wish to thank you
again for remembering me at
Christmas time and, although ]
Know that this letter will not reach
you until late in the New Year,
want to wish you, and everyone at
home, Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
May your column have continued
success.
Your friend,
"Bill"
Sgt. William R. CarroW
A. S. N. 1201409O
A. P. o. 525, C Postmaster
New York City, New York
Glad that you received your
Christmas card just a few days be-
fore Christmas Ace" That part
of it was simly good luck, because
I suppose some of the Boys receiv-
ed their both late and early. That's
the way breaks happen during war
times, and especially for the arrival
of mail to overseas stations. Any
way my friend, Dribbles is pleased
ito know that you liked the card,
and in the very same breath wants
to thank you for the very appropri-
ate V-Mail Christmas card which
he received from you. This card,
along with the other ones 1 receiv-
ed, will be treasured very highly by
your humble editor.
This Christmas just past was not
like the good "old times" to most of
us back home, Bill. Everyone
seemed to be thinking of someone
they loved who was away serving
his Country. In many homes folks
were thinking of more than the one
someone, and the usual cheer did
not show as of past years. The
feeling that I refer to was not one
of sadness, nor sorrow, but more of
a grim determination that this
thing called war would have to be
fought out until the day of final
victory arrived; that those on the
home front were going to see it
through to the end, accepting the
sacrifices they would be called upon
ito make in good grace, in an effort
to back up Our Boys and Girls
away in the Service.
Yes, "Ace," it was so very true
this past Christmas; folks were
thinking about you; thinking, pray
ing and hoping for all their loved
ones away in the Service. Some
how, or other, people seem to move
nearer to God when they are
troubled in mind or spirit. This
may not be the honorable way to
approach the Almighty, but you
can rest assured it is frequently re-
sorted to in times such as these.
Perhaps, knowing human weakness,
He will understand and generously
grant their prayers. Dribbles sin
cerely hopes that this will be so.
AS to the continued success of
this column, my friend, this will
keep going just as long mo longer
than the Boys and Girls in the
Service want it. During the past
eighteen months Dribbles has had
some very loyal supporters who can
be directly credited with whatever
measure of success this column
may have had. 1t is Boys and
Girls Like yourself, Bill, who really