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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
5
A historical verse recounts the 148th Field Artillery marching from homeland to front lines. It covers training, equipment, and battles at Champagne, Verdun, and Montfaucon, praising Allied progress, Fritz’s retreat, and the soldiers’ resolve, ending with a homesick question about returning home.
Vernal Utah writer Mr F HEH Smith recounts a Sunday departure by local train toward Paris during World War I. He details pleasant travel through France from Brest to Paris, visits to the Y dormitory, sightseeing of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, a English show, and an opera. He notes meals, bed costs, and a 72 hour passes, ending with arrival near Versailles and Armistice-era rooms.
Soldier writes from Nantes France in April 1916 after battles near Chatteau Thierry and Belleau Woods. He recalls the 5th and 6th Marines defeating German forces, mentions Cuba and Quantico, and expects to return to Vernal Utah by July as orders allow. He sends regards to Vernal county friends and fellow service members.
In a field near Stenay on November 10, a burying squad retrieved items from fallen soldiers. Among the acts of tribute a boy’s body yielded a tiny heap of buttons and keepsakes before letters and tokens were sent home to anxious families.
A war correspondent recalls finding a child's scarf tucked on a fallen soldier’s chest. A note from a ten year old Hula girl asks to hear from the soldier, and the writer explains the scarf kept him warm and the boy died bravely. The letter ends with condolences and a promise to write.
Brest April 6 1619 Mrs Mary Colton Vernal Utah writes from a base port abroad. Reginald Nusie describes a long separation near seven months since armistice and fear of ongoing duty while the flu decimates home towns. He recalls coming to the U S in 1914 from Norway and hopes to visit family soon.
The Vernal Express notes a source for location blanks and any number on short notice, plus a wide range of legal blanks in stock. The item hints at ready supply for forms and notices with rapid delivery.
A soldier writes home saying upon returning he will marry, adding that he has learned to wash dishes, make beds, peel potatoes, sweep floors, sew on buttons, and keep house, vowing to become a good husband to a future wife. The note reflects home front life and hopes during wartime.
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