Letters from the Trenches

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This collection of letters were mailed home (Greenville, Ohio) from my grandfather to his brother on the farm from 1917 to 1919. My grandfather served in the US Infantry in the trenches in Europe during World War 1. He was wounded and attacked with gas during his military service. These letters help us to remember the horrific conditions in the trenches and the daily barrages of overhead attack and ground attack that our US troops endured. My grandfather says many times in his letters that he never held onto much hope that he would ever return to the USA again. Although he was able to physically return to the USA, his life was shortened due to his military service.