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Carroll Steinbeck letters to his parents, September-October 1943

Carroll Steinbeck to Alfred and Vira Steinbeck Page 1

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Aug 19, 1943 Dear Folks, Well, I guess we made it. It all ended Sat morning at 10:30. I guess I just as well start at the beginning and tell it straight. Mon we had tatics with a platoon of machine guns. tues. and Wed. we had tatics using a whole company. Thurs we went out at 6:00 in the morning and got back Fri morning at 6:00. We spent the night raiding other companies. Each of the four companies had a night to raid the others. It was quite a bit of fun but rough at times. We ended it all by hiking 20-2/10 miles back to camp Sat. morning from 3:00 till 10:30. I made it ok except my feet were a little tired and I have a couple sore muscles today. Not bad though. The band comes out to meet you a little way and we marched the last little
 
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