"This is “Valley Forge” I guess. It is pretty cold any way. But it is a lot better than the place we left." Continue reading...
John Paterson West
Letter to Dad
"Before the war was over we knew that we were here till it was over. Now it is over and we are dissatisfied because we are not being sent home." Continue reading...
Father’s Day
"Let me assure you Dad today; that my aim in life as a father myself is to be as good and wise and kind a father to my boy as you have been to me." Continue reading...
Letter to Mother and Dad
"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...
Letter to Dad
"The English call them “cooties.” The French “to-tos” and in America they are plain lice. There is no efficient preventative. You just have to get immune to them."
Postcards from Grenoble
"Shall hate to go back to the front again, but will never forget the trip." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"The Y.M.C.A. needs men like you who can afford to work here without salary. The work is not hard and is only for the period of the war." Continue reading...
Sightseeing
"Am touring at Uncle Sam’s expense." Continue reading....
Letter to Dad
"I was in a real drive not long ago and got out O.K. It was my first experience in a push, that is, a real push. We had good success." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"We were very successful though the Huns put up a stubborn resistance all the way. You can read about it in the papers at home. We are moving away from the front now slowly because we are all pretty tired." Continue reading...
