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Letters from war brothers bring faith and hope home
In a small city a mother publishes letters from Fred Riggs a U S Marine and Corporal Marcellus G Riggs of the 60th U S Infantry reporting from France November 21 and 17 1918. Fred writes of friendly French towns the YMCA and Red Cross while Marcellus wounded in a hospital hopes to return to his unit in six months and sends regards to family. The community praises their service and Christian example while noting the boys were among the first to volunteer for liberty and peace.
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Riggs
France
Marcellus
War Department
John Riggs
Fred
Marines
Infantry
van Leer
M. E
Fred Riggs
M. E. Church of
Henry
Bordeaux
Papa
Red Cross
Roy S
Texas
G. M
G. P
Fred L. Riggs
Beg
New York
A. K
U. S
Germany
Mamma
Marcellus G. Riggs
Co. F
60Th U. S
Brance
Fenwick