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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, January-May 1918

1918-02-06 Thomas Messenger to Mr. & Mrs. N.H. Messenger Page 3

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ten cents for the next month. But we draw so many canteen tickets each month and can get nearly everything we need over there so if we are broke (a usual disease among soldiers) we have no cause for worry or anything like that. Anyway we never worry except on inspections. That's about our only cause for worry if you could call it by that word. One of the fellows in this tent is in rather bad shape. His side is ripping open from the inside. He has been out of drill now for nearly a week. Spect he will get a discharge. I don't see how Enide can look anybody in the face again. If I got out like he did I'm sure I couldn't. He owed several fellows in this company and the day he left told everyone he would leave in a couple of days. He left that night without telling anybody
 
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