Letters and Crosses

by Stranger-jkl

The year? 1917. The place? Ypres. The setting? The Great War. Follow a Canadian, as he tries to survive in the trenches. Along the way, he'll meet a Polish man who uses a shovel instead of a bayonet, a Canadian pilot who is partly blind in one eye, a American lieutenant and his English right hand man, and a German orphan, and the Prussian soldier who's taking care of him.

1. Chapter 1

Dearest Sister Jacqueline,

How's Henry doing? Lucky guy, must be thankful for his blindness, eh? I've got to go soon, but I'll miss you. Ah, sorry, my thoughts drifted, there's another Canadian here, name of Matthew Williams, blond hair, purple eyes, probably six feet high, kinda quiet, nice guy, hope I see him soon. Just. Not as a casualty. This war is just a power struggle, I hate it. I've got to go soon, the train is leaving, tell my niece I love her.

Yours truely,

Stephen Matterson

A/N: Welcome to my new project!