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Knights of Columbus
Oversease Service

Two American Flags crossed over the Knights of Columbus logo

On Active Service with
American Expeditionary Forces

A.P.O. 753

Date Jan. 30, 1919

Dearest of Dears My Sweetheart "Dude"

Heres a little poem that
expresses my setiments exactly

The Doughboy Speaks.

En repos for you, buddy, all right! Not me!
Now all the fightin' is done,
I'm looking out west toward the broad salty sea.
The homesickest son-of-a-gun
Sittin up here on the top of the worl'
Holdin' the Hindenburg line;
Say, buddy, I want to go back to my girl -
Back to that girl o' mine.

Its something, of course, to be changin' the map
And polishin' off the Hun.
I wouldn't 'a' missed bein' into the scrap
And gettin' my share of the fun