Letter From Cpl.
Grover Edwards
Nov. 16, 1918
Dear Father and All:
Well it has been quite a while since I wrote to you all
before, so I will start again. The last letter I received from you all was the
one Mamma wrote Oct. 17. Sure was glad to know you all were well at that time
and hope this letter will reach you all the same.
I am well now and enjoying life very well. Hope you all have
not suffered any with that disease, Spanish influenza. There have been a few
cases of it over here recently, but I don’t think it is very contagious now.
Well, papa, I guess you hear about the big drive that the
great war ended with didn’t you? Well I was one among them that went through
safely.
I went over the top twice on that drive and I am thankful
that I got through all o.k. so now I don’t think it will be very long before we
will be on our way back home, if nothing happens. Believe me, I don’t care just
how soon the old ship lands in the U.S.A. Any way I think I can be with you all
by next spring or sooner.
Just imagine how I felt when the last gun was fired within
hearing distance. Oh, what a happy time to the ones that was left to hear it.
Well, guess I have wrote just about enough for this time.
The weather is very cold over here now. It is now about
night and the ground has been frozen all day. So you see it is a very cold
Saturday with us.
Please answer soon,
Your loving son,
Grover
Cpl. Grover W.
Edwards, U.S.A. P.O. 791
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