"In the past (he writes) I harboured no good impressions in my memory about the soldiers, Facts Observed on this trip convinced me to the contrary. They were very frank and nice fellows. When they learned that I was an ordinary civilian, they began to refuse my unlimited amount of service. Our soldiers are so poor, and yet they were so thoughtful and so polite, that I admire them very much."
Another mobile unit oticer writes:—""We were asked to write letters for the wounded. They were a bunch of mighty good fellows. They had no comforts whatsoever, but they were not complaining. Their letters were mostly directed to their high officers or comrades, all saying that they were kay and ready to join the army after the wounds were healed. They seemed to pay more attention to their country than to their own family."
And one final excerpt from one of the reports:—"I have two observations to make. The first is that owing to the difficulty of transportation the suffering of the wounded is greatly intensified. Secondly, their needs exceed the limited help which we can render, especially with regard to re-dressing their wounds. Therefore I hope our team workers will do our best to meet their needs and the various organizations will contribute rore money to bring relief to, and Jessen the degree of suffering of, these wounded soldiers and officers."
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