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/ Boys:- j \ " Since last I \\Tote you, the v;orld has stood amazed at / T/onderful job you are doing, and it seems tlr t we can Inow see victory ahead of us, Isn*t that wonderful? However^ /' / P '—Y"\ know that it has been accomplished by the 'A If 1/ ;1' \ blood and sweat of the finest boys in the world I / *'n' ' heads in silent prayer for those/v^ \ I J [ who have made the supreme sacrifice, Yvh / i '-X I ,ri / I We at home cannot imagine what you have w ^^ y been throu^, except throu^ the pictures we ( ^ see, and what we hear or read, A flier, over- // seas expresses my views when he says: "The fbrrors of war can*t be described in words. You can’t describe how \ i^brrors of war can’t be described in words. You can’t describe how \ the body of a man looks after he has been hit by a big shell. You ' can’t say how an airplane is a torn up mess of steel and alunimum and flesh. You have to see it to believe it. However, history is being recorded on film and they can see the horrors of war with their ov/n eyes, so probably they will stay av/ay from v/ar and we can have a little peace. The children of tomorrow must not bo taught that v;ar is glorious. That was one of the mistakes the veterans of the last war made. They failed to toll of the filth and corruption that was behind'the gay exteriors, but we must tell and sho?/ our children all of this," I hope this vdll be the attitude of all the boys coming back home, and they will see that such legislation 3.s passed that war will be v^ell nigh impossible, * On the home front, vje'continue to v/ork along about asf usual, doing our best to help the boys at the front, but feel, at times, thiit our efforts are mighty feeble compared to what you are doing, but v;e do take pride in the fact that we have the best equipped army in the world, and the most' equipment of all kinds, all of it good. None but the best is good enou^ for our boys, and we have seen to that. It/ is cotton picking time at home nov/, and the gins have begun to turn out the product for which our section is famous. We fear the drou^t has cut the crop, but it looks irighty pretty in the field now, ' V/e hear from Charlie Forney, and he seems to be getting along fine in- the Navy ?nd likes it, • ■ . The checker boards continue to be busy on the Hoover Rail, and there is much riv alry among the players, 7/hen two good players get together they never fail to have a cro;vd of interested spectators-around. Boys in uniform continue to be a scarce article around these parts but we do see a few from time to time, and they really do look good to us. We wish it were possible' :or more of you to get home to see your folks and friends, but know this is impossible, \nd that you would rather be'in there doing your job. From the reports we hear over the L*adio and read in the papers, you have done a REAL JOB, and it will hot be as long as It has'been before v/e'crn have our boys home with us again. That will be a happy day -or us, v/e assure you, « * Have you v/ritten that letter to the Hoover Rail? If you have not, do so at once, as it is our most interesting feature, so WRITE THAT LETTER TODAY, Sincerely, George H. Hart.
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