100-year-old letter written by an American World War I soldier named Charles

 f,dj le,UQ ishjila merKs fmïm;

ld,h fudk;rï fõ.fhka b.s, .sh;a wdorh" fifkyi jf.a foaj,a fjkia fjkafka ke;s ;rï' oreKq hqo .egqï iys; mßirhl isákd flfkl=g jqK;a fujeks yeÛSï oefkk tfla fjkila kE' wkak ta lreK ksid ;ud hqo fmruqKqj, hqojÈkd hqo fin¿ka mjd ;u fmïj;shkag ,sms ,shkafka' fuf,i ,shk we;eï ,sms lsisÈfklj;a ;u fmïj;shkag hjkak fkd,efnk wjia:d ´kE ;rï' ta;a miq.sh Èfkl fin< fmïjf;la ;u fmïj;shlg hejQ ,smshla uq¿ f,daflau wjOdkh Èkd .;a;d'
fï fin< fmïj;d wefußldkq cd;slfhla' Tyq ;u ,smsj, igyka ;nd ;sfnk wdldrhg Tyqf.a ku pd¾ia' pd¾ia 1914 jif¾§ fï ,smsh ,shd ;sfnkafka m%xYfha isghs' Tyq wefußldkq finf,l= f,i m%xYfha iy n%s;dkHfha fiajh lr ;sfnkjd' flfia fj;;a Èk jljdkq iei£fï§ pd¾ia wefußldkq n,ldhla iu. 1914 m<fjks f,dal hqoaOhg iyNd.s jQ nj jgyd .ekSu wiSre kE'
pd¾ia ;u fmïj;sh hejQ ,smshla fl!;=l NdKav tl;= lrkafkl= w;g m;aj ;sfnkjd' Tyq miq.sh Èfkl tu fmïm; n%s;dkHfha § fjkafoais l<d' fï fmïm;g tys§ mjqï 6000l jd¾;d.; ñ,la ,eì ;sfnkjd' fï fmïm; ñ,§ .;a mqoa.,hd th fâ,s fï,a jfí wvúhg ,nd §u;a iu. ishjilg jvd merKs fï fmïm; ,laI .Kkla fokd wka;¾cd,h Tiafia lshjd ;sfnkjd'
fuu fmïm; pd¾ia ,shd we;af;a 1914§ nj jd¾;d fjkjd' Tyq ;u fmïj;sh wu;d we;af;a wef.a kñka fkdj É{pm ÜVm; ^wdor”h fl,a,& hkqfjks' ;u fmïj;sh wu;d p¾ia hejQ ,smsfha “Tfí wdorh ug n,d‍fmdfrd;a;=j f.k tkjd' Tn ud fjkqfjka lrkd hd{d ud Èßu;a lrkjd” hehs i|yka fjkjd' pd¾ia fï ,smsh ,shd we;af;a tl úg fkdjk nj jd¾;d fjkjd' ,smsfha tl ;ekl “oeka ud k;r úh hq;=h” lshd ;sfnk w;r ;j;a ;ekl “b;ska fl,a‍f,a oeka uu ,shkakï” hehs i|ykaj ;sfnkjd' we;eï úg th hqoaO lghq;= i|yd pd¾iag ;ekska ;ek hEug isÿjQ ksid úh yelshs'
fmïj;=ka fmïj;shka w;r fmï yiqkaj, oud hï hï isysjgk yqjudre ùu wog;a mj;sk isß;la' wÈka jir 100lg fmr pd¾ia kï hqo fin,d ;u fmïj;shg;a fujeks isysjgkhla wdor yiqk ;=< nyd hjd ;sfnkj' mqÿuhlg fuka Tyq hjd ;sfnkqfha ‍fmdmsu,la' ‍fmd;la jeks fohla ;=< oud ilid .;a ‍fmdmsu, Tyq ,smsh ;=< nyd ;u fmïj;shg hjd ;sfnkjd'wels,S ‍fmdä ù .sh ‍fmdmsu, ,smsh iu. fjkafoais lr ;sfnkjd'
m<fjks f,dal hqoaOfhka miq fiajd uqla; Nghkaf.a iqnidOkh fjkqfjka ‍fmdmsu,a wf,úh wdrïN jqKd' ta;a hqoaOh mj;sk w;r;=r mjd hqo fin¿ka ;u wdorh ixfla;j;a lrkakg ‍fmdmsu, fhdod.;a nj ñka ;yjqre fjkjd'
fjkafoaisfhka mjqï 6000lg fï fmïm; iy ‍fmdmsu, ñ,§.;a mqoa.,hd ;u wkkH;dj fy<s lr keye'
tfy;a fï ÿ¾,N jia;=j ysñ ùu .ek Tyq b;d i;=áka isák nj jd¾;d fjkjd' kuq;a wÈka jir 100lg fmr fï fmïyiqk ,o fmïj;shg we;sjQ yeÛSu l=ulaoehs lsisfjl=g;a jgyd .; fkdyels jQ nj kï lsj yelshs' tfy;a weh fuu ,smshg hejQ ms<s;=re ,smsh fyda weh fldfya isáhdo hkak f,dalhg ryila' wju jYfhka wef.a kuj;a f,dalh okafka kE'
cx.u ÿrl:k iy mß.Kl Ndú;h ksid kQ;k mrmqrg fmïyiqk wd.ka;=l fohla njg m;a fjñka mj;sk j¾;udkfha ishjila merKs fmïm;la by< ñ,lg wf,ú ùu yqÿ fl!;=l NdKavhla ñ,§ .ekSug jvd fjkia fohla njhs fâ,s fï,a jfí wvúh jd¾;d lrkafka'

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