Ww1 Letter To Father

To my dearest mother and father, Well, since I have an abundance of time, I want to write you again. How are you all doing? I long for the day in which I can finally see real family again with my own eyes. I am writing this letter to you from a muddy trench under constant bombardment. I have now almost lost all my hearing in my left ear, although consider this lucky, many of my brothers out here have lost their lives. I miss having dry socks, a bed to sleep in, and the comfort of a mother right now the most. This god forsaken war just continues to ramble on without delay. The other day I saw a rat, it made me think of my cat Alvin, how is he? is he finally not having accidents everywhere? I guess this is how desperate I am of getting back home.
I never would have thought war would be like this. Good men just like me getting blown up right beside me. I have had supper with one fellow and the next morning was dead. The way war is portrayed back home is not how it truly is. Having to sleep next to a dead man is not the best, however at least I live to write to you. If only this war was over, I'm not really sure what i'm doing out here in this trench. I dread …show more content…
As you know, John was killed, I would never forget the look on his face, it haunts me every minute of every day. He looked as if he thought this would never happen with a look a sheer pain and a look of shock. I just hope that I am contributing to a good cause for the sake of you and the people back home. I am dying for a home cooked meal from you mother, I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me a little treat, or maybe some dry socks. The last thing I need is a foot infection on top of all this. If I shall perish in this war, you will be happy to know that you will always be first and last on my mind.Give my love to the rest of the family, and please write back, I will make sure to write every month or