Contemporary inscription from 3-3-1920, "To Mally [?] O. From Frank. Birthday Greetings"

Originally published in "the stars and stripes" (also in collection)

"The verses that make up this little book have all been published in The Stars and Stripes, the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces. They have come in from the field, the back areas, the ports; they have been written on the eve of battle; the men who wrote some of them have paid the great price. They are the heart and soul of the American Army in France. It is their only claim to distinction. It is enough."