Reading over the letters sent home from soldiers at the war was a really interesting task, which provided a little bit of context about what some of these men and women were feeling at the time. Getting a first hand example of the morale and togetherness of the soldiers was an intriguing demonstration of how the war was taking the fight out of the soldiers. The letters were all very vague, due to the fact that the soldiers couldn’t disclose too much information – – even to their family. An example of this idea is presented in one of the letters, written by John Bechtel, it says, “I have become attached to the town where my headquarters are located. We have taken over a tiny hotel.” The man isn’t allowed to share his location with his family, which demonstrates the extent of secrecy that the military were carrying out during the war. Overall, I’m glad we got to read some of the war letters at the time, while some of them were more positive than others, it gave me an idea what the general consensus and feelings about the war were.
