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s,Issenn'slen,ofSo Close To Red Lines He Could Hear Shovels Hii Rocks, GI Saysmorandpnir168S1TCKNEY—Life on the front line In Korea is described in a letter i to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-ence Bruinsma of Stickney, byme.vayainteyiectind iral . A eed eenthemeigoau-aneattoontthrow all kinds of artillery on us. One of the foxholes in our squad was hit, and two of the men wounded. This happened at night. TheClNCpl. Duane A. Bruinsma, who has'wounded had to be carried off the been in the Far East for nearly j hill. This was quite a job at night, nine months. ;as we had about six inches oiHe tells of being- on an atf-lsnow, and it gets very slippery on fensive which lasted for 10 days, f the steep mountain trails, and theseduring which the outfit had no hot meals, mail or water—that is any clean water—or rest or sleep.4‘We finally set up a defense line, and it was said to be the best since Anzio,” he wrote. “We went oat on patrols every day, and quite often at night. Our ambush patrols lasted all night, and of course, there was no sleep for anyone. Quite often we would not get back until noon of the following day.“We had to build tops over our foxholes to protect ourselves from the enemy artillery, and used two or three feet of logs over the top. We also built barbed wire entanglements for two entire weeks. And then, of course, there were mines to be laid, flares and many types of booby traps.*’Later, he said, they had to relieve another regiment, which brought them within 100 yards of the Chinese at all times.“We could hear them improving their positions every night. It was very unusual when we failed to hear their shovels in the rocks almost anytime of the night.“Our foxholes were very poor. Even-time we would show ourselves during the day they wouldmgthetoinzedtheare so narrow that usually the men have to walk single file. It took six hours and was really hard on the wounded men.”Bruinsma was at a rest camp when he wrote the letter, and told of the pleasure the soldiers get out of home cooked food from home and mail.“I don’t wrant to frighten anyone at home, but am simply trying to give a picture of the life of frontline troops.”Delmonl FarmerDies Following Long IllnessBy Republic News Service DELMONT — Funeral services were held Jan. 25 at the Methodist church for Morris D. Harris, 62, who died following a lingering illness on Jan. 20. Rev. Lyman Kern officiated at the service and burial was in the Delmont cemetery.Mr. Harris was a farmer, and had lived in this territory 42 years.He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Mae Strom of Delmont and Mrs. Evelyn Janssen of Laurel, Neb.; one son,Y mo: Lee this wel a rathfuMoFrcit.decslipleftGthefiretheItMoancancLeinarsm«resieassonthewhiShetheedII
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Mitchell Daily Republic
Mitchell, South Dakota, US
Mon, Feb 04, 1952
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