After fighting in Belleau Wood for twenty six days we have finally pushed the Germans back! It is honestly a surprise that I survived the whole ordeal for we suffered heavy losses. Before coming to France I thought the war would be an adventure but it is anything but an adventure. Belleau Wood is a horrific place. We basically fought from tree to tree, going from one stronghold to the next. While we waited for the machine fire to die down I was preparing for the next charge. With each charge toward the Germans, men would be falling all around me from the machine gun fire. Because of the areas rocky formation, the Germans could easily set up machine gun nests. The only way we could destroy the nests was by charging them with bayonets. Although
