Posted on Apr 24, 2023
Letter Home from the Loos Battlefield, September 1915
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Letters home often took months to arrive. Each one a treasure and a piece of history,
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Generally took 7-10 days for mail to get home from Nam. Much longer for packages from home.
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Interesting post. i got a package from my best friend in high school Phyllis George who had just became Miss America 1970 when I was In Korea. It contained a chocolate cake, a jar of olives, and a long letter and picture of her with her crown signed Love Phyllis of course LOL Can anyone guess why a jar of olives??
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What a great snapshot of the time. I'm sure the guy was in the shit a whole lot more than he told mum.
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