November 28, 1918 Dear Bro and Wife: Will now scribble you off a few lines as I have not had the chance to write any letters since the first of November. Since then, I have went through two bloody battles and have been on the march after the Germans through Luxemburg. We have been ten hours behind them all the way. They leave town in the morning, we get there at night. We are stationed in a little town in the state of Luxemburg by by the name of DickVeiles. We will be here until the fourth of December. Then I suppose we will follow them on over the river to our journey’s end. I have been about all in the last few days. The same thing that bothered me last winter is getting me again. It is in my throat. These hikes catch me when I get warmed up. It shuts off my wind when I lay down at night, and I can’t rest. I cough all night long. I am going to the infirmary and getting pills. That is all I can do. You know when a man gets sick in the army, he is out of luck. The doctor at the infirmary said if I was not any better when we left here, he was going to ship me. I suppose to the bone yard, haha. I don’t care how soon the way I feel. The weather here runs about the same as it does in the states. We have had several hard freezes here, but it has not snowed any yet. But it has looked that way several times. Well as this is Thanksgiving, I suppose you will have a little extra, but think of me: Corn bully, French bread, or hard tack, a few spuds and a little coffee. I want you to have the fatted calf for me if I ever get home. Haha. I have not been getting my mail here of late on account of being cut off since we started to follow the Germans. It has been hard to make connection. I got to meet one more fellow over here that I knew in the states, Ted Harland from Palestine. That is two fellows now. That isn’t doing bad for the summer. The last battle that I was in was a good one. We had to go through a ditch up to our waist in water. This is what started my throat trouble. I have had the same pair of pants on since I went through the last two battles. I have not had them off to sleep. I sleep with them on. My shoes are off about half of the time, my socks on when I sleep. Then wonder why we have cooties. Well I will have to close for this time. From your loving brother, Sending Best Wishes and regards, Daniel R. Warvel Co. M 128th Inf. Am. E.F. 32nd Division A.P.O. 734
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:39:39 +0000
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