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[[top margin]] Solon H Borglum
Y.M.C.A. AMEF
Mrs Solon H Borglum Norwalk Conn [[/top margin]]

LE FOYER DU SOLDAT
Union Franco-Américaine

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My dear Emma & children
Day before yesterday a saulder [[soldier]] gave me a letter from you.  in the cave where I was it was dark as pitch so with a very small piece of a candle which I prise as a treasure it gave me the grate pleasure in reading your letter one from each one of you and the three photographs.  you all look fine which made me very happy. and monk and mike in the corn field.  am so glad you are sending me a little oatmeil. Some time we get the finest meal served sometimes nothing at all.  it a grate life if you don't weaken.  it gives me grate comfort to know that Paget is often with you.  he is very kind and good to help you. and the engen is going alright now that is fine.  all the little details about you the place & neghbors intrest me very much.  my french companion is a grate talker has been to american met Paul when he was in washington years ago.  he was with the dipolmat corp for seven months at that time.  We are having a terable time to get our suplys now we are so far away from everything.