Waiting

November 15, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Slept in water + mud all the time here. No roof on this billet." Continue reading...

Hard Days

November 14, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"These are hard days." Continue reading...

Letter to Mother and Dad

November 13, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"I have good news for you. Word just received telling me that I am now a dad and you, grand parents. It is just as I wished. An eight pound boy. Black hair and blue eyes just like dad + I." Continue reading...

Fresnes-au-Mont

November 13, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Billeted in this old blowed up town." Continue reading...

Peace

November 12, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Peace is now assured." Continue reading...

Fini La Guerre!

November 11, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"In the little French villages, in the trenches, or along the roads, wherever a Frenchman saw a doughboy, he would greet him with a joyous shout, and cry 'Fini la guerre!’" Continue reading...