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Conger Reynolds correspondence, March 16-31, 1918

1918-03-23 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 7

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It is agreeable to have some confidence that I can listen to a shell coming without doing any of the foolish things fellows do sometimes.  I wanted to duck several times yesterday.  But I had to appear cool in the presence of those fellows in the trenches who were used to it.  And, remembering that I am a soldier's son and a brave girl's husband, I promptly decided not to get fidgety.  This decision was soon made easy as I began to learn how to tell by the sound where the shells were going.  Nevertheless, I shouldn't choose the trenches as a place to spend a vacation.  You may rest easy in the knowledge that I'll take no foolish risks; I'll not go into the zone of fire at all except when it is my duty to go - which is not likely to be often or in perilous times.  Be assured also, my dearest, that I'm taking the

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7 It is agreeable to have some confidence that I can listen to a shell coming without doing any of the foolish things fellows do sometimes. I wanted to duck several times yesterday. But I had to appear cool in the presence of those fellows in the trenches who were used to it. And, remembering that I am a soldier's son and a brave girl's husband, I promptly decided not to get fidgety. This decision was soon made easy as I began to learn how to tell by the sound where the shells were going. Nevertheless, I shouldn't choose the trenches as a place to spend a vacation. You may rest easy in the knowledge that I'll take no foolish risks; I'll not go into the zone of fire at all except when it is my duty to go - which is not likely to be often or in perilous times. Be assured also, my dearest, that I'm taking the