Mrs. G.H. Lockard
Scottdale, Pa

 
Dear Mother: -
Surely has been a nice war the last few days. Have handed in my gun and pack and now I am on the pistol range. Have a big 45 cal. automatic. Surely hard on the wrist. The work is all balled up round here. That is we don't adhere to any regular schedule because they have to take men from drill to pack. You know you can't move forty thousand men & equipment in a day. I can't say what I will be doing until we are settled again but it's better than what I had. My leg is beginning to bother me when we were getting heavy marching. Not enough to complain of but still wasn't pleasant. We won't have so much weight on our back in this outfit. Our company had a picture taken yesterday. It is fine but is so big that I didn't think it worthwhile to send one home. They are all strangers but me so I thot I'd wait & send one of myself.
The weather here is just right now neither too hot or too cold. I had a letter from Florence this morning and she said she was going home before Ben left. I haven't suffered a day’s illness since I left home. Not even a cold. I am still wearing the woolen underwear & I think that partly the reason. I think our family will soon have as many in “this man's" army as any, won't it? You see what Pershing is handing the old Kaiser now. I think this will be the last drive for Germany. I must go to work now so with all my love to everyone Au revoir.

 

Your Loving Son.