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Letter to ParentsBy the courtesy of ~W. T. Brown the Review is permitted to publish the following letter, which had been misdirected, and finally returned to the writer, who has sent it on to Mr. Brown, and wife, who had just receiyedait. Mr. Brown stated to the writer that he was pleased to receive it, as Oran had often spoken in the highest terms of his officers, and his comrades in the service. It is a splendid tribute.OFFICE OFCAMP QUARTERMASTERCAMP FtfNS'TONFrom: Sub-Depot Quartermaster, Camp Funstos, Kansas/1 To: Wm. Thomas Brews and wife, Conway, Iowa R. M. 1 My dear Sir and Madame:You haye bsss advlssd by wlrs of the d6ath of ysvr sea, Otan Alonzo, in this camp. It is mr privilege to hart beta hie com* tnander and to tsli yon that hs was a good soldier—a kindly lad who will be sorely naissad by his comrades who hare corns to thioh of him as a br*(k«r, aslt; Pv . .* •/do.I extend .to yei* my sincsrssympathy and that of tho m%m ofmy command, in this hour of. your bereavement, realising that words can do little to assuage your grief, but I know that in this trying time you will be com* forted in the thought that yonr son ga ve all that a patriot and a soldier can give when he gaye his life in the service of his country.You will feel a solemn pride in having your son’s name placed on i the Honor Roll of the Republic! and I am sure that you will bear k your sorrow with the same forti-J■ tilde and courage as the great army of mothers and fathers of pur country whose lot it has been l to sacrifice so greatly in thet I ♦cause of liberty and human 'justice./ I am proud to have been his* commander and to have the privilege of extending the hand ol sympathy to a good soldier’s- mother and father and express to* I you the hope and firm belief that l I when this cruel war is ended the : victory for our flag will be so . complete that we shall know that 1 they who died for our country’scause and for the liberty seeking people of the world, died not in vain.Faithfully yours,Frank T. Windle, |5 Major, Q. M. Corp,! Asst. Sub-Depot Quartermaster.
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North Taylor Review
Sharpsburg, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 14, 1918
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