just within Camp Wolters itself, I battalions, taking courses in tacti- . cal training and am now part of UH the permanent personel here, acting ..as an assistant instructor in my old "outfit. I like the work O. K.,, but I _elling over . that. well-beaten road home a very Merry Christmas and us for your address, and it wasn't your one and' only either. . looks bad! There are a lot of .new - too, for the New Year, and thanks PAGE TWO THE POST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1944 THE OUTPOST Where those at home and the men and women in the armed services from the Back Mountain Region—in camps and on the fighting fronts—keep contact with their fellows throughout the world. FROM CAMPS AT HOME Greetings From Texas Dear Editor: Since I last wrote to you, I have had quite a few changes in my ad- dress, but since the changes were knew the Post would follow me with little delay. : I have been at several different haven't as much time off as I did when I was a trainee. = How's everything coming along back. ‘at Lehman, Martha ? It's been a long time since I last saw that place. I sure would like to be trav- to Idetown once. again. : 1 want to wish; everyone back . the best New Year: ever.. ne Sincerely yours, Cpl. Harry. Edwards, . Camp, Wolters, Texas. ‘® We had a big surprise the other day; ‘Buck. A fair young lass asked That faces at Lehman—new teachers and new students. It isn't quite the same old place.’ Best of luck to you, for the letter.—Martha. In The Hospital Dear Sir: Just a few lines to let you know how everything is.,I am in the hos- ‘pital right now with a ‘sore tooth and bad cold, a chest and back- - ache. I hope this finds you 0. K. and getting along fine. I miss the Dallas Post very much, so I would like to have you send it to me every week. I will appreciate it very much. You must remember me. I used to help Alfred when he worked with PUT THESE IN YOUR BIRTHDAY BOOK! We thought you'd like to know the birthdays of the Back Mountain boys in service, so we are printing them here for you. So that you will have plenty of time to get a card and mail it, we will publish the names four weeks in a row previous to the birthday. If you haven’t the address or do not know where to get it, just call Dallas 300 and ask for Martha. you. Al and his family are getting along fine. cause I first wanted to see how long I was going to be here. I guess I'll be here for a long time, because I am taking my basic training. and please write. I didn’t want to write sooner, be- For Service Men Well take good care of yourself N Yours truly, Charles Metzgar, Pd Camp Sibert, Ala. A from Donnie and he is doing fine. | ® TI] never forget the Metzgars. paper out, fold the circulars and | what's become of Harry ?—Editor. still In The Swamps Dear Mr. Risley: I will at this time inform you of my - change of address which I should have done for quite some time, but up until now we have been kept very busy down here in the Louisiana swamps. I have been getting my copy of | the Post, although it has come a | Y week late, but it is always good to get the home news no matter how late it may be. Camp Polk is quite a place, but when it comes to soldiering, I'll take the North Carolina sandhills any day.’ I see that Woody Davis is doing a swell job with the Marines over- seas and I hope in the very near Mr. teen-day furlough. His brother, Pvt. with his parents. The Wrights have : five sons in the service, one in Eng- P. S. They just got a letter at home | |. ..gq Noxen, Just as soon as one grew up along | England, injured his knee while in came another to help us put the active duty. distribute handbills. We hear from (by Sgt. Carl Siglin and Pfc. George Donnie every once in a while, but | Siglin when, they met somewhere in England, according to word re- ceived by their parents, Mr. and. Mrs. : Barracks, ten-day furlough with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forgosh, of Vernon, recently. Mrs. Rodell Kocher, of Ruggles, who is stationed that they have two to four feet of { home for a short furlough from his camp. in Massachusetts recently. a seven-day leave with his family in Meeker, recently. Edwards, Mass., is spending a ten- day furlough in Chase, visiting Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Harold Bertram. Ira Wright, paratrooper, son of and Mrs. William Wright, of oxen, was home recently on a fif- Ibert Wright, also spent some time from in John Nahoma, paratrooper, stationed somewhere A happy two days were enjoyed George Siglin, of Noxen. Pfc. Joseph Colsnick, of Marine | Rhode Island, spent a Glenn Kocher, son of Mr. and in Oklahoma, writes now. His brother, Eugene, was S. 2/C James F. Davenport spent Pvt. J. Russell Bertram, of Camp Edmund Gabel and Mr. future-that I'll be over there doing my share of the fighting for the freedom and democracy of our country. Well, there isn’t any news so in closing, I say, thank you, Mr. Risley, and all of the people that make it possible for us in the Serv- ice to receive our copy of the Dallas Post. I hope to come in and thank you personally when I come home on furlough next month. Pvt. Roy Schultz, ~~ Camp Polk, La. ® “Your Pop and I are having quite a time putting this here paper out every week. We expect to make a printer out of you the next time you're home on furlough.—Editor. : From Kentucky Dear Editor: It's been quite a while since you have heard from me, so I think it would be a good idea to drop a few lines. I have been receiving :the Post regularly and it's really been good { to ‘read about the old home town. Thanks a million. I've been here in Kentucky since September, last year, and don’t let any one kid you, the South isn’t so hot. I'd take Pennsylvania any old Dear I received while at Keesler Field. I really appreciated would like to inform you of my change of address. It is now: hear more from you.—Editor. ‘I Post soon. New Address Sir: ; I want to thank you for the Posts them and I| 3 Pvt, John L. Owens, 7S. N. 33610933, Bks. 1220, 804th T. S. S., AACE T.-T0 0, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mary Martin Yours truly, John Owens. ® How much snow have you got in Dakota this winter, John? Let's Along The Alcan Dear Howard: I dropped you a few lines a couple of weeks ago to inform you of a change in my address, but now my address has changed again. You will see my correct address at the top of this page. I haven't received the Dallas Post in a long time and sure do miss all that good news. I do get to read some of your news though, as the folks back home send me some news clippings from your paper. Things are going along a lot bet- ter up here now. We don’t have to sleep on cavass cots any more as the Army issued us all a new spring bed and a mattress. Also we don’t eat from our mess kits anymore, as we were fortunate enough to get’ some good dishes and silverware. Well, I guess I'd better sign off for now with hopes of getting the Yours as ever, Stan Hoyt, On the Alaskan way. ® We were sorry to learn of the death of your father last week, Stan, and want to extend our sym- pathy. I can’t understand why you haven't received The Post, because we have the right address and have been sending them out every week. Glenn Kitchen was in the other day and told us how much he enjoyed your visit with him at Fort Snell- ing.—Editor. High- Fine Memorials LARGE SELECTION Summit Hill Marble & Granite Co. Have You? Have you wak’ed from peaceful slumber Warning of the danger to your hearth and home? Listening for the planes and their appalling thunder? Have you crouched and trembled in your bed, Shaking like a withered seed On a wind-blown hollow reed, Asking God to shield you from this dread? Have you dressed with awkward trembling, Ran and stumbled toward the shelter, Running blindly helter-skelter, With your neighbors there assembling? Have you heard the s-h-r-i-l-1 of falling bombs, How they split the air asunder And then crash with sudden thunder, Have you seen the rending of your homes? Have you heard your neighbors dying in the dark, As they shreak and scream and groan In the darkness of their home Or lie in bloody heaps out in the park? Have you seen a woman clinging to a child Whose body slumped and sagged As it’s mother retched and gagged, And slowly gazed about her, crazed and wild? No, you havn't seen it yet—friends of mine, God grant an answer to our prayer—mine and thine, “May this cup of bitter wine, pressed from grapes of hate, Pass from our trembling lips—ere too late. Nevertheless Thy Will be done, And if Honor takes our son, Give us grace to bow to Thee And praise Thy Name in Victory—dearly won.’ All rights reserved. Harry B. Allen. Alderson, Pa. FROM FIELDS AFAR Greetings From Italy Dear Editor and Staff: I wish to take this opportunity to extend to you and your Staff the Best and Merriest of Season's Greetings. I also wish to thank you for the Post, which has followed me very faithfully across the United States, over to Africa and now in Italy. I hope you will excuse my tardi- ness. ? As ever, T/4 Harry A. Long, Somewhere in Italy. ® Greetings to you, Harry, and a safe and victorious New Year. ; —Editor. In Northern Ireland Dear Editor: I am sorry I haven't written more often in the past, as there really isn’t any excuse for it. I have been i receiving the paper quite regularly since I have been over here. It is a couple of weeks old, but the news is new to me. It really brings a fel- low much closer home when he reads of the friends of the Back Mountain region. I am in Northern Ireland and I like it much better than I did Eng- land. Please let me know what Foster Sutton’s address is, as I would like to get in touch with him again. ! Thanking you again for the Post, I remain, As ever, Fred Wilcox, Soméwhere in orthern Ireland. © We had a letter in the Outpost from Foster, either last week or the week before. His APO is 689 c/o Postmaster, New York City.—Editor. Christmas On A Ship . Dear Editor: I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to you for sending me the Post. I really look forward to the time when I receive it at mail call. A soldier doesn’t realize just how much news from home and friends mean to him un- til he has been away for a while. | Morale is a lot of little things and news from home is one of the most important of them. It helps to know that there is a spot that is peaceful even though we are over here where things are very uncertain. I am in the South Pacific area at the present time. The climate here is warm. I very much prefer the climate at home, but I will have to make the best of this one. We get along very well with the natives here. This letter is being written in a tent. We become accustomed to the rougher parts of Army life after i a while. I spent Christmas on a ship. We were moving from our previous sta- ‘tion. The Christmas dinner was very delicious. We had turkey, dressing, vegetables, cranberry sauce, ice cream and cake. The dinner brought to mind the dinners I enjoyed so well there at home. We lacked the (snow and icicles that go along with but we did have a Christmas tree on the ship. Perhaps in my letter I have given a good Christmas in Pennsylvania, |. you some idea of the things we think about a great deal of the time over here. I hope that we de- feat the enemy soon, so that we can all be together at home again in Dallas. I know that you folks are doing your best in every way to help in winning this war. The good things in life are certainly worth fighting for. Again I wish to say “Thank you” for the Post, which is a messenger from the best place on earth, “The ome Town”. I send my best wish- es to all the folks there at home. ineerely, t. Hal Thompson, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. ® It's swell to hear from you, Hal. Enjoyed a nice visit with Walt when he was home from Texas on fur- lough. We've been trying to figure out from your address just where you are and what you are doing, but maybe we'd best not delve in things the army wants to keep se- cret. Golly, there's no need to thank us for the Post. It's you, lad, out there, that deserve the thanks. ‘Editor. From England Dear Editor: Writing a few lines to let y know I have been receiving the Po! right along. It is late a few weeks, get news from home. I'm somewhere in England. I like it here and it is a very interestinng country. As I have been reading in the Post I noticed a lot of boys from the Back Mountain are stationed here. I do hope we bump into one of them. Tl close now aud Shonles Stor thekl Post. i! Fe Pte. Victor J. Nienous’ iy Some where in E ngland Via V...- Mail ® We read the Stars and Stripes regularly to see if any local boys are mentioned in its columns. It gives a good slant on some of the things you fellows do over there. Was interested to see that the sold- iers gave many Christmas parties and shared their holiday parcels with British orphans.-Editor. Sends Greetings Dear Mr. Risley: Once again I will drop you a very few lines and again I send a change of address. Have been re- Talot. I can’t write along letter this time as at present we are wery busy. So in this brief note I am going to ask you to wish all my friends in Dallas a Very Merry Christmas and a most pleasant New Year. this mess will be over and we are all back to a normal life. T hanks again for your trouble, I remain your friend’ /Bob Girvan ¥ ' Jeo Postmaster New York, N.Y. ® So do we, Bob, and may the New Year be a safe one for you. -Edjtor. Radio Service Phone 25868 ® Wilkes-Barre, Pa. DRIVE UP HERE! William P. Oberst ~~ Feb. 10| 927: ; William J. Hill Feb, 11| Tm expecting a furlough in Feb- Alden W. LoCiand, Feb. 11|7977y and as Tm not much ab wils- Tommy Evans Feb. 12|ing Tl tell you the news when I Jay Gould Feb. 12] get home. I'd like to say ‘hello” to Donald Misson Feb. 12 Ken Davis and Willard Wetzel. Wish Theodore Busch Feb. 14 |! were with them. George Kromelbein Feb. 14 We are getting ready to go on a| William E. Simpson Feb. 15 | night problem, §6 I'd better close | James L. Campbell Feb. 16 and get the boys on the ball. Louis Banta Feb. 16 Ns ever, Allen D. Pritchard Feb. 16 ~*~ T. Sgt. Emory Kitchen, George Yanek Feb. 16} Camp Breckinridge, Ky. Peter A. Shiner Feb. 18] ® Guess we'd better get this letter Donald L. Warmouth Feb. 18 |in the Outpost before that Febru- Robert W. Walp Feb. 18| ary furlough comes through. Be Robert F. Niemeyer Feb. 19 | sure to stop in and see us when Frank A. Wyrsch Feb. 20 | you're home. It's colder than the Charles L. Barnes Feb. 21 | dickens up here now.—Editor. Thomas Cadwalader Feb. 22 Slenuoed Herring z £2. » With Combat Outfit tanle oyt eb. Ray as Feb. 28 Dear Howard: ; Granville Brace Mar. 1 I guess it was about time 1 was Grace A. Ide Mar. 1 writing to you. My rating and ad- Francis Polachek Mar. 1 dress “have both changed since I Cedric Griffiths Mar. 2]iest 44. : : Alfred L. Nulton Mar. 2 I came to New River this week Donald T. Roberts Mar. 2 from Quantico to be with a combat Paul Taylor Mar. 2 outfit for a change. This outfit I am Ethel M. Bertram Moar.. 31 in now is a more rugged outfit than William - Templin Mar. 3 |the last, also. Lo Jean L. Williams Mar. 3 I have been receiving the paper Woodrow Ruth Mar. 4 |resularly and enjoy it very much, Robert Considine Mar. 5| Good-bye and thanks very much, Winston Mansfield Mar. 5 Pfc. Warren A. Johnson, W. E. Mokychic Mar. 5 43rd Rep. Bn, Co. B, Harold Fritzges Mar. 7 Camp Lejuene, Sam Galleti Mar. 7 . 1 New River, N, C. Irving S. King Mar. T1|® Nice to hear from you, Warren. Eugene Kocher Mar. 7T|Haven’t seen you in a long time. Donald S. Bulford Mar. 8|Drop in again the next time you're Robert Wright Mar. 9 !home on furlough.—Editor. 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