100 years ago today, Sgt. John Guess, Jr. was preparing for deployment to France. In just a few days he would board the troop train leaving Camp Lewis in Washington state, heading east to Camp Merritt.
On June 24, 1918, the anxious and fresh recruits boarded the troop train which was headed East. In total there would be eight trains taking three separate routes to Camp Merritt in New Jersey.
When the train reached Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 1918, John found time to get a quick postcard off to his father.
You can read more from John letters in: A Hundred Years of Tears, One Soldier's Story From The Savannah To The Somme. Available from your bookseller, Amazon.com and, Barnes and Noble.
A Hundred Years Of Tears, One Soldier's Story From The Savannah To The Somme
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