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Letters From Soldier Boys Bring Tales From Camp Life
Civil War era style letters describe drills, races, and a wild day at a camp show. Malcolm O Mara writes of bronco riding goats and mules with eleven thousand spectators and nine thousand dollars gate receipts. Donald from Camp Meade recounts Thanksgiving chow and hope of moves, with plans for future foxhole hunts and a friendly mischief.
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Malcolm O'Mara
Camp Lewis
Wash
Jim Wallace
Bob
Mont
Jim
Chicago
Cascade Ranch
Tacoma