Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - October 7, 1917
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Sat. afternoon [October] 7, 1917 Dear Folks: - Received papa's letter this morn. sure glad to get it - seemed like ages since I had heard from you, wind is blowing as usual and sand flying. this is some hard on eyes - my colored glasses sure come in handy down here. have never been to Lawton - expect to go in tonite - Medicine Pack is just a little ways from here 8 miles I think, have been thinking of going over there some of these days - but down here you haven't much time to go anywhere . we work pretty hard. our camp is situated in a fine place. the water is pure but has a funny taste. this wind and sand is something fierce - blows nearly
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all the time - can't keep yourself clean. clothes and head catches all the dirt going - we have a big mess hall that seats about 200 - big kitchen in the back and some big fine ice box. like a butcher ice box - we have been issued a larger tent - that is officers tent - have had a floor put in it. sure is lots better- Col is slated to stay at the head of this regiment. Major Mabrey is slated to stay - expect Tuck will lose out - Cecil and myself are safe as yet. each Co. as 250 men, 1 Capt. 3 1st Lieutenants & 2 second Lieut - that is the dope we have now. Gen. Clark will have charge of the depot brigade. Gen Martin is our new boss - he delivered a short talk the other day before the 6th officers - don't say anything about the
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above organization - wait till things happen - think the 3rd will be here about the 11th. guess things will start moving between now and then. bos are all getting along fine. W. Dickey I think will be home for the Yates trial. keep quiet till you see him there - seems like reports are thick at home - all something that never happened. Your letter was the first I had heard of Littman's fight - nothing to it at all, 6 1/2 hrs drill a day. have Wed. & Sat. afternoons off. also Sundays all day. Sat. morn we have inspection, take hikes on Tues. & Thurs. morns. go in a different direction each time so the scenes are different - going up the mountain one of these times.
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also am going to try to go up in an aeroplane - just to see the world from above and feel the sensation of flying thru the air on wings - several of the officers have gone up and say it is fine going up but you feel kinda funny coming down. have a great desire to try it and am going to if I get the chance. are putting up electric lights thru the camp - here there is to be one for each tent - dont know for sure - there is everything pertaining to warfare that you can think of down in this place - don't know exactly but between 25,000 & 30,000 troops here - that is some few yellow legged men. looks like a big tent city. they are thick and filled - dont know how the non-com's
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will come out in this new organization. we will not lose many on account of their being 2 times as many as now. have seen Parker Irons & Frank Thompson several times. they was over to see us the 1st nite we were here - both look fine, got the papers O.K. 0 Thanks. Lyons is sure roasting Trigg some fierce, you don't know when Wat is coming down? - things will be in better shape in 3 or 4 weeks - that is straightened out better - I am feeling fine and like it alright now if the wind would just stop blowing. and sand flying. have seeen a fe Indians, prarie dogs, etc. have seen lots of shrapnel shells - 3 in - and a few 6 in, some mean lookers, all past firing tho - have told you about all the news I know - hope
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you all are well. Tell Allan to keep me posted on the football games. Well, must quit, write any time you can, Will try and write again next week, goodbye your loving son, Kirk.
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - October 7, 1917 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 7 October 1917. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this October 7, 1917, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote about conditions in at Camp Doniphan and how he hopes to go up in an airplane. Brady, a native of Ray County, Missouri, served in the 140th Infantry Regiment during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Military training; World War, 1914-1918; United States. Army. Camp Doniphan (Okla.); Fort Sill (Okla.); Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954; Airplanes |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0077 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | October 7, 1917 |
| Language | English |