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in the war zone, also come aeroplanes.

We were on the water about fourteen
days in all and it sure seemed good
to see land. We had a very smooth
sea so I never got sea sick. Had a
big appetitite all the time. This is a
very beautiful country & the soil
seems to be mostly all fertile of
what I have seen so far. You don't see
many large farms like in the states.

Hardly ever see a fence. Every
little farm is hedged off by trees. Most
of the people where we are now - seem
to be of the poorer class and have
very old fashioned ways. There are a
great many Marines and doughboys
over here. It is very interesting to
talk to some that have been in
the trenches. The Marines have put
up some great fights against the
Germans so far. Guess you have seen
that in the papers. We have been
issued our trench helmets, shoes,
caps, masks etc. and expect to
get a crack at some of them