lettertoallienelson

October 6, 1918
Dear Sister:

I was glad to receive your letter.

I am in a rest camp now, but don't know how long I will be here as we
move around from one place to another. I am well.
It rains often and the weather is a little cold.

We have just come from the front line trenches. I have been in one
battle. We made a drive and the Germans went so fast that we could
not catch them. Tell father that he has nothing on me as I know what
it is to have shells bursting over my head and hear the machine gun
bullets singing by. Another fellow and myself lay in a shell hole
with the shrapnel flying all around us.

After being relieved we got into trucks, rode all night and part of
the next day. We passed thru tine(?) country. The crops are not all
gathered yet. The people grow many grapes.

The trucks took us as far as they could. There we rested in a big
woods until evening when we started to hike. We walked over winding
hills and roads and got very tired.

Tell Nora I received her letter, and Blaine that I thank him for the
present he sent me. Tell the folks I expect to be home one of these
days. Tell father and mother not to worry about me. Hoping to hear
from you soon I will close.

Your brother,
LOGAN.