For American soldiers fighting in Europe in WWI, letters were their only connection to home.
On this selection from the It Came from the Archives Podcast, host Greg Phillips and historian Marty Olliff piece together a story of love, war, and heartbreak from the letters in the Wiregrass Archive.
Hear the full episode here: https://camefromarchives.podbean.com/e/podcast-it-came-from-the-archives-love-letters-from-the-front-lines-of-wwi/
View the Irene and J.R. Godwin Collection from the Wiregrass Archives: https://www.troy.edu/about-us/dothan-campus/wiregrass-archives/inventories/090.html