Crisp County GaArchives News.....CORDELE MARINE WRITES OF IWO 1945
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CORDELE DISPATCH 1945
A CRISP COUNTY MARINE, JOHN AUGUSTA BLUE, SON OF MRS.J.O.BLUE,WHO RESIDES NEAR 
CORDELE ON RTE.3 ,WAS IN THE WORST OF THE FIGHTING ON IWO JIMA.
THE FOLLOWING V-MAIL FROM HIM HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY HIS MOTHER;
DEAR MOTHER;
I GUESS YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY I HAVE NOT WRITTEN YOU. I WOULD HAVE, BUT 
I HAVE BEEN ON IWO JIMA FIGHTING JAPS AND LOOKING FOR FOX HOLES. I AM ALL 
RIGHT AND NOT HURT IN ANY WAY. GOD SURE HAS TAKEN CARE OF ME,AND FROM NOW ON 
GOD IS GOING TO BE MY LEADER, FOR HE HAS SAVED ME IN SOME MIGHTY CLOSE PLACES.
TELL ALL HELLO FOR ME,LOTS OF LOVE AND MAY GOD BLESS US ALL.
AUGUSTA

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LETTER HOME AFTER BATTLE

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