In 1917, my maternal grandfather enlisted in the U.S. Army as the U.S. entered WWI in Europe. He was sent to Camp MacArther, Texas as part of his basic training. Traveling by train, he sent a series of postcards to his mother, my grandmother (not yet married), and friends. He died in 1958 after a series of strokes, years before I was born. Among his artifacts were journals and postcards of his travels. Here are a few postcards from 1917-1918:
