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ON ACTIVE SERVICE AMERICAN WITH THE Y.M.C.A. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Dear Bess:- Jan 3+3 19F9 so quickly and the day stents first as Jogued todo hit than happened I intended writing you yesterday I couldn't do it. Had a taskitfall yaha in Veddea in the punion in did ra the by a hunch of noncom I got defeated or my team satant engigeers In the evening me pulled loffa a being fout the in which my Seyesar truishing lost decision I lost 1000 hanes year fairing the oter a gouilla nanned Hamity, and loser I f bould say it mas a cotten decision: Imon't saynt but the other felloy had take cauid from the may and my man malked out out so you can judge fu persont Think doctor every day the sinu and my man of the going to the mas for duty next morning