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Two Wisconsin soldiers write home from the front

Letters from the Boys

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Soldiers wrote many letters home from the front during World War I. In these two letters, printed in a local newspaper, Neenah soldiers Arnold Runde and Fritz Schmidt write about their experiences during the war and about what they missed from home.

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"Letters from the Boys." Neenah Daily Times. (8 January 1919);