Diary of a Soldier Fighting Against the Japanese

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Diary of a Soldier Fighting Against the Japanese

July 2, 1942

Dear diary,

Another bloody day! I can't wait to get home and take a long bath.

News has it that the Japanese are slowly moving their way down 'ere.

Just recently they took that island Guadalcanal. Hope to god they get

caught up along the way. Our division isn't ready for an attack right

now. The rain keeps hammerin' down and its muddy everywhere. I hope

that everyone else is doing better. Geez I 'aven't heard from Jack in

ages. I wonder what he's doing nowadays. God I miss dem days. These

Japanese just don't give up. They tried to capture Port Moresby but we

fought em off. The Japs will be here soon and then they'll see. We'll

overcome their great numbers and send them back to Japan. We'll show

everyone what these "choco" soldiers can do. That's what their calling

us back home because everyone thinks will melt under the pressure of a

real battle but I'm ready to fight and I will die fighting for

England. Oh gawd I don't like our current situation, nothing has gone

right from the beginning, our uniforms were the wrong color, and our

equipment was limited. It's so boring here, nothing to do but marching

and lookout. Can't see anything at the moment, it's too dark. Half our

platoon are under 30 years. No one here was eager to hear that they

were being dragged off to New Guinea to fight against the Japs. It's

been a while since the last letter Janine sent me and I'm waiting for

the next. The tracks here are sooo steep and walking is a grudge, my

legs are aching and heavy, it's bad enough that we have to carry our

supplies along as well. Most of the track consists of thick walls of

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