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Dearest Mother:-
We are still in the same place as yet so I thot I'd write & keep you
posted as far as I could. Our quarantine has been lifted again. The old
timers here say that they quarantine every regiment before they move so
that they can keep all the fellows where they want them. Albert was
supposed to leave Tue. & is still here. They don't let you know anything
at all & it is proper that they should not. This is Good Friday & a hard
day for the Catholic fellows. They sent us down to blast stumps around
this hall & for lunch we had ham sandwiches & coffee & the "miks" couldn't
eat the ham but they cuss because they are not allowed. Tomorrow is the
big parade here. The whole camp is to be reviewed & I see several French
and English officers around today. I had a good letter from Uncle Will, he
said he was glad that I had the privilege of sinking lead into the
Germans. He seems to like those people a great deal. This move will
probably spoil your contemplated trip down but if you get a chance to see
one of these camps don't miss it. I guess we will get to sleep in tents
when we go south. Well Stauffer is not in our company but his crowd are
going to the same place, so we will all be together again. It would do
Dad’s heart good to see them exercising the horses here these frosty
mornings. You can see processions of a thousand teams in one line trotting
around the parade ground. One man rides and leads each team. There are
fifteen thousand horses and mules in this camp alone. Every battalion has
different colored mounts. Our officers' horses are all dappled gray. It
stays warm here as long as the sun shines but when the wind blows or it
rains it is very chilly. I haven't been sorry for carrying that extra
blanket. You can keep writing to my old address and it will be sent on to
me. It's time now to fall in again so must close. I send my love to you &
dad and all the rest.
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