Back in World War 1, the communication lines were limited. All the soldiers could do to stay in contact with their families and loved ones, was to write letters. Looking at time now, it seems so ridiculous since we have our emails, UPS, FED-EX, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, and all these technological ways to interact with one another in sheer seconds ! While as these dying or war heroes wrote, they didn't know if they would even live long enough to see a response as the letters took to nearly four to six weeks to arrive in the states and to return to sender. Sadly there was no "rush packaging" options back in the war. One letter I have viewed; "Well Aunt Jean, there is one person who will miss you on Christmas day and he is sitting in a digout wondering what you are all doing and wishing you the best of Christmasses and the happiest year of all.
Loving ????(Sean or Sam)". This poor soldier fighting on Christmas, and not knowing if it would be his last Christmas ever. Hoping to live just to get a reply from his Aunt. It's tragic how much they must've gone through, and to think, as his Aunt was reading this, she didn't know if he was still alive, or if he had perished in battle. Makes you appreciate the devices we have huh ?
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