Sidney D. Light's WWI Diary, Postcards & Letters, 329th Battery Book Accounts

Dear Alberta,

.....I haven’t been home since Feb 22 and I guess I’ve forgotten when I was to Detroit last. We are packing up and making preparations to leave very shortly and they certainly do keep your truly on the jump. This will be my last chance to go anywhere so it I don’t get a chance to go this week I’m out of luck completely.

I’m planning on going home to bid the folks farewell and as much as I would love to come to Detroit, I’m afraid it’s out of the question. From Saturday noon to Monday reveille is as long a pass as one can get now.

We are receiving 88 men tomorrow to fill up our battery to full strength (194 men). I don’t know where they are coming from, but I think from Camp Grant. We had our overseas physical examination today and everyone of our bunch passed with colors flying....

...I don’t know exactly when we are to leave but we won’t be here for the 4th according to rumors at Headquarters. The Infantry and some of the other regiments are ready to leave now and after our horses are turned in it won’t take us over two or three days to be on our way (if the order comes) . We expect to turn in the horses some day this week, I’m glad I took a nice long ride Sunday evening as I imagine I won’t get another chance. I hate to see my little horse go but if it’s going to hasten our departure I’d sacrifice anything....