Ww1 Letter To A Soldier

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I hope this letter gets to you on time, things aren't going so well. Many German’s are getting wounded and killed in the battlefield. Many of our fellow officers are helping with the wounded ones in the trenches and the dead ones. I’ve been here for about two weeks already and I really don’t like it any bit. I want to fight for freedom and liberty. A fellow companion of mine came in the other day and was telling me how bad it was outside in the battlefield. I had to give him medicine because he had gotten hit with the gas that was being thrown around towards everyone in the battlefield. I took a peek at his skin and his skin was bumpy and was very peeled from almost everywhere and i got nearly sick. Well my break is almost over, so I could go attend the soldiers in need. I have now been here for about a month. We have little supplies left and are low on food and drinks for everyone. I have seen many of my closest friends die right in front of my eyes and others. Many piles of bodies are around me, even if their dead, wounded, or people that have lost it because of all what's happening right now. The smell of dead bodies are sickening me and other …show more content…

I don't feel any pride from fighting because all I see everyday is people dying and thinking that if I might be next. Will I be able to survive any longer? I see others jump out of the German’s trenches, but then 2 seconds later fall down and die. Two weeks ago, while I was sitting in the trenches, someone had started to yell “GAS, GAS”. Then was feared out of my mind and ran for my gas-mask hoping that I would be able to get it in time before it spreads, so I can live to another day. There weren't enough gas-masks, so I saw my fellow soldier suffocate from the gas. I can’t believe that I am still alive and I always wake up every morning wondering, if i will wake up another day. Pray that the war is over soon so I may return back home

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