TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BENTON COURIER DECEMBER 12, 1918 P. 7
Ft. Leavenworth, July 24, 1918.
Dear Mother and Family:
I will write you a few lines, as I am well and hope you are all the same. I reached this camp last night at nine forty-five. Have not done anything today. Some country I came through. Tell papa he ought to see what a nice crop of wheat and corn they have in Missouri and Kansas. Although the cotton and corn in Oklahoma is about knee high and burned up.
This is a much nicer place than Camp Pike. We have plenty to eat, a nice place to wash our clothes and bathe, and everything we need to keep our clothes clean and pressed. The buildings are all brick with large porches and chairs. I meet two or three troop trains of rookies each night. I have visited Kansas City, Mo, and Kansas City, Kansas, and several other plcs. I m n th wreaafwaC l M other places. I am in the War College now, and will be for some time.
There sure is some pretty country around here, and lots of people here. I weigh 173 pounds. That is more than I ever did weigh. I will be a man later on. I received the packages you and Cecil sent me. The candy sure was good. The cigarettes were the first Camels I had had for some time, so you see they were appreciated. When a soldier gets something from home it is much better than what he gets in camp.
On November 4th I will complete my course at the college and we will leave soon for Camp Meade.
NOTES: This letter was written by Lonnie Barry Lile. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 11, 1894.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS
Ft. Leavenworth, July 24, 1918.
Dear Mother and Family:
I will write you a few lines, as I am well and hope you are all the same. I reached this camp last night at nine forty-five. Have not done anything today. Some country I came through. Tell papa he ought to see what a nice crop of wheat and corn they have in Missouri and Kansas. Although the cotton and corn in Oklahoma is about knee high and burned up.
This is a much nicer place than Camp Pike. We have plenty to eat, a nice place to wash our clothes and bathe, and everything we need to keep our clothes clean and pressed. The buildings are all brick with large porches and chairs. I meet two or three troop trains of rookies each night. I have visited Kansas City, Mo, and Kansas City, Kansas, and several other plcs. I m n th wreaafwaC l M other places. I am in the War College now, and will be for some time.
There sure is some pretty country around here, and lots of people here. I weigh 173 pounds. That is more than I ever did weigh. I will be a man later on. I received the packages you and Cecil sent me. The candy sure was good. The cigarettes were the first Camels I had had for some time, so you see they were appreciated. When a soldier gets something from home it is much better than what he gets in camp.
On November 4th I will complete my course at the college and we will leave soon for Camp Meade.
NOTES: This letter was written by Lonnie Barry Lile. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 11, 1894.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS