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Two U.S. soldiers write letters home from a foxhole during World War l.

Letters Home

Army Pvt. Otis Polscrot, left, and Cpl. G.F. Martin write letters to home from a foxhole in Odern Alsace, Germany, Aug. 30, 1918.

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