Death in New Guinea

[revdrhack]

Greetings and salutations. Today, while cataloging a museum collection, I came across a letter from a soldier in WWII. His name is Hershel G. Horton from Aurora, IL and his last station was in New Guinea at the tail end of 1942. You may have seen letters like this one (below) before, but it's amazing to me how long someone can survive purely on

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[heyitskel]

Wow..

[alloriana]

In an age of mini-blogs and sound-bytes, the art of crafting a letter has been lost.

Thank you for sharing his words. They moved me, as well.