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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, January-May 1918
1918-04-21 Thomas Messenger to Vera Wade Page 1
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Camp Cody N Mex April 21, '18 Dear Vera and all; I'm wondering what you folks are doing tonight. I just came in from practising baseball a little. We sure have some great old ball games down here. Today was certainly a fine day. For a wonder the wind was comparatively still and it was ideal for playing ball. Oh if I only had some green grass and some honest to God shade trees to lay under I'd sure have been in my element. When your letter came I was out to the trenches- twelve miles north of here- we stayed a week out there - Went in the trenches twice, both times at night, just like we will do "over there" Capt. Moore, of the
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Camp Cody N Mex April 21, '18 Dear Vera and all; I'm wondering what you folks are doing tonight. I just came in from practising baseball a little. We sure have some great old ball games down here. Today was certainly a fine day. For a wonder the wind was comparatively still and it was ideal for playing ball. Oh if I only had some green grass and some honest to God shade trees to lay under I'd sure have been in my element. When your letter came I was out to the trenches- twelve miles north of here- we stayed a week out there - Went in the trenches twice, both times at night, just like we will do "over there" Capt. Moore, of the
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