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Huns before long. Hows is every one at home. Be sure and write often and I will do the same. I haven't rec'd any letters from you folks since I left Mare Island.
Dont send any packages over here as you cant do it.
Well I guess I will close for this time. Will write often as possible. Give my regards to every one at home. Hoping everybody is well I remain as ever your loving son,
Love to you all.
Albert N.
P.S. All of you write
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Imprint: American Flag (left side). "WITH THE COLORS" YMCA Triangle (right side).
June 22, 1918
Dear folks: -
Thought I would write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and feeling fine.
Have passed through lots of pretty country and towns since I arrived here. We have lots of music here. You can hear bang, bang every where. There is sure lots of Marines here and they are doing great work. Seen Cheyenne Mahan the other day riding up and down the street on a motorcycle and hollored at him but he never seen me. Haven't seen any of the other boys yet, but might run on to them yet. Woods is laid up in the hospital with the mumps so he never came along with our bunch.
We are sleeping in the barn, etc but we think it is fine especialy
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afer a hard days work. I am in in the 2nd division and 17th company and they are all a fine bunch of boys. How is every body at home getting along? Hope you are all well and dont worry about me. How is Ray getting along on the ranch? Hope his crop turned out good. Guess the apricots will soon be ripe. Wish I had some myself right now. The cheeries are ripe here but they are not very plentiful and not as good as we have in the states. Seen my regards to Fred and family and the rest of the Arroyo people. Did you rec'd my letters yet? Havent rec'd any from you folks yet. Well this is all I have to say for this time. Will write again soon. Lots of love to you all. Your loving son,
Albert N.
[OK S.A. Langford 3rd Lt USMC]
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Marine Corp Logo in gold - Eagle/World/Anchor
June 27, 1918
American Expeditionalry Force, France
17th Company 5th Regiment
2nd Division
Dear folks:
I am still well and feeling fine. We are camping out in the woods in dugouts. Have forgot what a good soft bed feels like & wouldn't know what to do if I got in one. Have passed through lots of beautiful country since arriving over here and several good sized cities. The cities in the states look better to me though. Most of the buidings are made of stone. We have a great time
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trying to talk to the Frenchmen. Wish I could talk a little French and I would be jake then. One surely realizes that a war is going on after being over here. The Marines have been doing great work against the Huns so far. I hope the war will come to an end before long, which I think will.
Will have lots of experiences to tell you if I come back when it is over. Seen Cheyenne Mahan the other day riding on a motocycle but he never got my eye. Might run on to some of the other boys yet. There is a quite a few boys from California in our company. Woods is in the hospital with the mumps so dont know whether I will see him any more or not. Well I guess I will close for this