Sunday, 1st–This is New Year’s Day and my fourth in the army.[1] We did not have to work on the fortifications today, and as the weather was cloudy and cool we remained close to our “ranches.” At 4 p. m. we had company inspection. We are still on two-thirds rations.
[1] The common belief among the men was that this would be the last New Year’s Day spent In the army. Everything pointed to an early end of the war.–A. G. D.