Taylor County GaArchives News.....WWI Letter From Joe C. Rogers May 9, 1918
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The Butler Herald May 9, 1918
The Butler Herald
Thursday, May 9, 1918
Page One

Letters From The Boys “Over There”

From Joe C. Rogers on active service with the American Expeditionary Force

Dear Homefolks:

I received a letter from you several days ago and was glad as I always am, to
hear from home.  I am still having good health and am getting along o.k. in
every way.  I’ve been to the trenches and have shot at the Germans and they have
shot at me, or at least some of their bullets whistled pretty close around me,
and some of the shells from the German big guns roared over me.  I didn’t mind
the shells that rattled over my head and passed on a mile or two behind me
before bursting, but believe me a fellow will certainly duck his head and get
under cover is possible when the big shells begin to fall and burst nearby.

The German sharpshooters and machine guns never missed a chance to fire at us if
they got where they could see us, but we always tried to return them as good as
they sent us and we always made it as hot as possible for the men over in the
German trenches.  But life in the trenches is not near as bad as I thought it
would be and we had a lot of fun and interesting experiences there.

I’m glad I came over here for I’ve seen more and learned more since coming over
here than I would in a life-time over there and I’ll have a lot of things to
tell you people when I get back to the states.  I want all of you to write to me
whenever you can.

With love and best wishes to all, I am as ever,
Joe C. Rogers



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