We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:07:06 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification And that I was an official "military historian" for the Army? I've got an OER to prove it too. Why do I like that stuff so much? I dunno. I just do. And so, I collect stuff. Stuff with a history. Like this letter. Written on YMCA stationary - by a soldier serving with the British Expeditionary Forces in August, 1917. What's really appealing about this letter? Well, the guy is possibly Canadian - but he might be American, one of those who joined before the US got into the war. Writing to his niece - in the US, I... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:18:56 -0600 hey that letter sounds interesting. i collect military postcards from 1890 to 1945. Kinda like going back in time to see what the guys liked and talked about. not much has changed. some of them are pretty funny and some are kinda sad. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5952 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5952 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:19:16 -0600 True - but I built this document from scratch on my machine and uploaded it to my server - so I know it's a clean document. If you wish to not trust it, you may certainly do that... but this isn't something snatched off the 'net. Anybody wants to download this document and doctor it... well, those kind of people are going to do that anyway. While I take your point... I'm just not that concerned. Somebody wants to enlighten me - please do. And with a valid email address, too, please. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5851 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5851 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:08:32 -0600 Use text files, Word documents are unsecure and can contain viruses and more.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5850 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/08/yknow_i_like_history_right.html#comment-5850 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:51:28 -0600