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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, January-May 1918

1918-04-16 Thomas Messenger to Mr. & Mrs. N.H. Messenger Page 6

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rest about every fifteen feet during the steepest climbing. Some of its nearly straight up too. We wanted to get back to camp early in order to get some bunk fatigue before going in the trenches that night. Every bunch has to spend part of the night in the trenches. We went in from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. that night. It was cold too. Everything was done just like we were in actual fighting. Each man took his turn standing guard at the
 
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