Question

05 a new kind of war put yourself in the position of a u.s. soldier or american relief worker during world war i. write a letter home of at least three paragraphs explaining where you are and how you came to be there. describe what you see, what you smell, what you hear, and what surrounds you. explain how your experiences have affected you and what you hope to accomplish.

Answer 1

Dear sister:

This place is the hell on earth but my friends and I are being optimistic that the war is going to end soon. I am writing from a trench. A trench is a long narrow ditch dug into the ground. We have to wake very early in the morning and we have to be quick to identify if the Germans are moving. This place is very muddy and sometimes it rains a lot. I wake up very early at 5 o'clock in the morning then I have a rum ration at about 5:30. At 7:00 we have breakfast usually bacon and tea. We can sleep just one hour a night. Most of my friends are sleepy all the time and we are always hungry.We have to wear masks because Germans throw mustard gas once in a whie. Beloved sister I don't want to overwhelm you with the miseries of this terrible war. I am sure I will survive and we will be together very soon.