PVT. Henry A. Eckhardt

Redwood City and getting married. That is the first news I heard of the weddings in your letter and I sure was surprised. I guess it must be getting into fashion from all indications. I am glad to hear that Walter is well and able to be around again. I suppose Pete would like to get married but I don't think his mother would want him to do any thing like that. I see by some of the S.F. papers that there have been quite a few weddings.

Well dear I have not much news to write except that I am well but have a slight cold. So I have not been feeling like I would like. Darling I sent you a photo of my

self on a post card and some pictures I took with my camera. So let me know if you receive them. The weather has not been very bright here so I have not had a chance to take any more pictures. We have had some rain here and the weather is colder. Mother says in her letter that there has not been any rain in S.F. and the farmers are praying for rain.

Well darling I have seen nearly all the sights in this vicinity so all I can do now is go to Y.M.C.A. and write some letters. I read what ever books I can get to read and all magazines. Some times I play a game of cards or checkers, that is the way I spend my leisure time. Some times I lay on my cot and dream of you and home and that is when I feel most

lonesome. We get lots of drilling and exercise and wish you could see the bunch sometimes. They sure are a merry bunch of fellows.

Elsie wrote in her letter that Lena went motor cycle riding and caught poison oak. She was in bed for a couple of weeks. Well darling I have no more news to tell you but dear sweetheart my thoughts are always of you in this far off land. Don't forget to think of me some times when you are out enjoying your self. I often lay and dream of the days gone by and hope that I may return to enjoy some more of those happy hours with you. I never will forget some of those happy days we had to-

gether dear. But all I can do is lay and dream of those days gone by. Dear give my best regards to all of the folks and tell them I was ask ing about them. Now darling don't for get to write me soon and tell me all of the news. Dear I received your letters with the curl and the little spray and shall show them to you when I return. Much love and many kisses from your own true and lone some sweetheart xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hienie

Address. Pvt. H.A. Eckhardt. Machine Gun Co. 162 Inf. A.E.F. New York.

Some where in France March 14, 18.

Dear Sweet heart.

Just a line to let you know I am well and feeling fine. I received your letter of Feb. 11 but have not heard from you since. I often wonder how often you wrote to me. I write to you every week and some times twice a week but some of the may get strayed or lost. I sent you some pictures and a post card photo of myself so let me know if you got them. Dear I am sending you another post card in this letter so let me know if you receive it. Darling dont forget to write me often as I am always waiting anxiously for a letter from you and you are in my thoughts and dreams continually. I sure do feel