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over here and only hope the time for my return will be soon. I sure will be a happy guy when I can march up Market St. once more.
I am always thinking and wondering where you may be and what you are doing. I am always longing to go to a dance or show and often think of those days gone by. Gee I don't think I will know how to act when I get back and you will have to teach me how to act.
Well darling every day I look forward hoping to receive a letter or letters from you. So dear don't forget and write me some nice long letters. Oh You Dear. I can speak about six words in French. What do you think about that? When I want to buy anything I have more fun trying to make the people understand what I want.
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I have to use a book and my fingers and such a time I do have. It takes me a while to count up the french money for it does not seem near as easy as our American money. We are having very nice weather here and the sun rising in the mornings is very beautiful. But dear I would much rather watch the sun set beyond the Golden Gate.
I received an Xmas card from your folks in Redwood City and I certainly was glad to hear from them. Dear I wrote your dad a letter a couple of days ago and will send another in the near future. I did not send any from Camp Mills as I did not have the
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address and always forget to ask you for it in my letters.
I received a couple of packages from home and I know there are some more on the way, but the mail is slow in coming in. I wish they would hurry the parcel along. When ever anyone receives a package we have a small gathering and have a real little banquet. We have very nice sleeping quaters and also a piano and we have music every evening. The boys play all the old songs and they make me feel sad and home sick. Very often you have laugh at the bunch when they start a jazz band. They hammer on the cups and mess kits. Some music believe me. Well darling I have no more news to write about but I want you to tell
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me all about dear old Frisco. So darling don't you forget to do that for me. I hope you are well and happy dear and hope that you enjoy your self while I am away. You can't imagine how lonesome and love sick I am dear. I am always looking forward to the day for my return.
When you see your uncle and aunt. Give them my best regards also the folks in Redwood City. Give my regards to Lillian and her folks. I often wonder where Leo is as I have only seen him once, let me know if you can find out. We get a S.F. paper once in a while so get some late news. There was
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an item in the Mission Enterprise about some of the boys and myself. I was going to send it to you but could not find the paper. Well dear that is all the news for the present. Darling don't forget to write me some nice long letters. Will close with love and many kisses and a great big hug from your lonesome soldier boy. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hienie.
Address Pvt H.A. Eckhardt. Machine Gun Co. 162 Inf. A.E.F. c/o Postmaster #705 New York City.