Laurel outlook., 1945-06-27

here's another fellow saying thank
you very much.
Sgt X. R. Shay, Philippines,
June 8, 1915:
1 received three issues of the
paper today, and occupied several
hours reading them from cover to
cover. They are the first l have
received in a long time and I sure
vas glad to welcome them. They
were dated Jan. g., Feb. z and
March z. 1 don't know what became
of the other issues, but they will
no doubt come through eventually.
The last batch l got were soaked
with salt water, but l carefully laid
them out to dry and was able to
salvage most of them. The date of
issue makes little difference over
here. They are a contact with
home and that is what counts.
/ wish to express my sincere ap-
probation to those of our friends
who make it possible for the many
of us in the service around the
world to get the home town paper.
1 had a pretty low opinion of this
part of the world while I was in
New Guinea, but 1 have been more
~agreeably impressed here in the
Philippines. The climate is ideal.
and the people are surprisingly civ
ilized. War has destroyed practic-
ally everything they had but they
are an Industrious and intelligent
people. To hear me praise this
place you might get the wrong idea.
No one could hire me to live here
had 1 any choice in the matter, but
it is not bad under the circum-
stances. Montana is in my blood
and 1 like winter months to seem
like winter. The climate here is a
perpetual springtime. 1 like spring
but it takes winter with its snow
and cold to make one appreciate
spring.
Hello, to all my friends at home
and those scattered around the
world who will read this eventually.
l delight in reading familiar names.
l forget my remoteness for a short
time and it is a pleasant sensation.
] am sweating out the end of the
war along with millions of others
and maybe it won't be too much
longer. The world ~conquerors are
fast losing their grip and much of
their enthusiasm. How wonderful it
will be when we can live and let
live once again.
The mosquitoes persist in making
a meal off of me so 1 guess I will
sign off and get under my net. So
long until another time. Thanks
again for the paper.
Pfc. Clifford E. Miller. Germany,
May 80, 1915:
Pm sur I owe all the people a
letter by now. The last letter I
wrote was in January, when I was
in Belgium. According to censor
ship regulations 1 am allowed more
freedom of speech in my letters
since We day.
Would like to let you know that
we left the States from New York
harbor n year ago today. We
boarded the ship, "Queen Elizabeth"
A beauty of a ship!-also a beauty
of a ship to get sea Sick on, when
one hasn't ridden the ocean before.
1t is the largest ship in the world.
Was glad to ride in it though, in
of a small one, as the small
boats really do make one sick.
We were five days and six nights
ON the ocean from New York to
Greenoch, Scotland. Not bad time.
We saw no enemy action during the
At present we are in Ingalstadt,
Germany, so grab up an European
map and look me up. We are still
carrying on our same work we have
done throughout the war, feeding
and supplying the troops. Are also i,
sweating out what the future will &,
bring. We all hope Uncle Sam will d.
give us a furlough home. I
Our outfit was stationed in Nurn- !
berg, Germany, quite an interesting I
;ity. Nurnberg is called the "Most
German of all German Cities" They I
nave the large stadiums there !
where Adolph Hitler made his !
speeches the past five or six years. !
The stadiums cover many acres of !
ground and only n was fully COM !
The rest of the stadiums
we're still under construction and /
we're being built to seat all the )
of Germany to hear a speech }
rom Hitler after he had conquered )
he world. Well, it looks like I
lades itself kinda passed through
hero low '