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| The first American
soldier from Johnson County, Texas, to die in World War I, Andrew
Jackson James was only 22 when, as a young, bookish lad, he donned the
uniform of his country for service in the European fronts.
"A
peaceable man, [his] urge was to heal rather than to kill" [. .
.] in a war "miniscule in importance when compared to the grim
conditions in his family that he knew for certain."
Tom Dodge
from Fair Warrior:
A Soldier's Letters of War and Love |
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"Tom Dodge has
written one of the most moving compilations of war letters home I
have ever read. `Fair Warrior: A Soldier's Letters of Love and
War' introduces readers to Dodge's family through the letters of his
great-uncle, Andrew Jackson (Dock) James, who served in World War
I."
Frank Perkins
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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