Babe observes that cookies attract cockroaches—the only animals they’d like to get rid of around Camp Wheeler. … More ‘Well Folks, I Am Now a Radio Operator’ (and Due for a Package)
Postmarked May 4 from Camp Wheeler—two years to the day before Babe was killed. … More A Casualty During Training on the Obstacle Course
Plus: Details about money issues and a jarringly racist reference. … More Babe’s Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon
“We were so tired when we got in that we couldn’t unlace our leggings. We were too weak all over to do anything but lay on the bed. I was so thirsty when I came in that it took me an hour to quench my thirst.” … More ‘You Must Think They Are Killing Us Down Here’
“One of the best women’s colleges in the United States is right across the road from where we get the horses. The name of the college, by the way, is Wesleyan College.” … More More Radio Training and a Little About ‘The Pecan Grove’
Well, Happy and Safe 