A Letter from the Battle Front

Camp Upton, New York
New York, USA

Dec, 17, 1944

Dear Anne

Hey Anne. How are you guys doing there? I'm doing pretty well, but not that good either. Yesterday, I experienced the first war fighting, at the forested Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium. As you can see, I survived! And we won this battle too! At the Ardennes, it was snowing so hard that I couldn't even feel my body temperature. Because we were in a forest, there were thousands of trees all over with snow covered, which made me easier to hide. By the way, I enclosed one photo of that battle field. Can't you see how it's snowing there and, our soldiers hiding behind the heap of snow? The snows were beautiful, but soon the white snow was colored with bright red all over. In this battle, I used the weapon called Karabiner 98k, a German Rifle that could kill a person from 800 meters away. I felt a little guilty, but yes, I did kill some people.
You might be wondering, "Why did this fighting happened?" so I will tell you. This fighting started with Three German Armies, totaling 25 divisions (11 armored), entering the American divisions at Ardennes and overrunning their lines. It was morning of yesterday, (Dec, 16, 1942) when it suddenly happened. We formed our army immediately, but we lost about 89,500 armies, which is pretty shocking.
In our camp, we are treated carefully, with courtesy, so don't worry that much. We have our own bed, hygiene items, (toothbrush etc.) showers, and food. For today's supper, we had sausages, potatoes, beets, cold slaw, bread and butter, cake and coffee. It's not bad for food during war isn't it? But you know what? Your food is 100 times better!
I'm okay, so don't worry. Take care of my child and don't get involved in wars if it happens. I will come back soon, and give me some letters back.
With Love,
Joe.

Sources: http://www.aboutjonesfamily.com/PAGES/WAR2.HTM
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/
http://www.aboutjonesfamily.com/PAGES/WAR7.HTM
http://www.world-war-2.info/weapons/wp_1.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge