Building better software, one incident at a time. Host Kevin Riggle talks with software engineers about that time they broke production. Whether you're an industry professional, or just curious about what makes the modern Internet run and what happens when it breaks, we bring you stories you haven't heard elsewhere. This is the audio version of the podcast. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@critical-point Produced by Complex Systems Group (https://complexsystems.group). Part of Critical ...
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: The Letters of Lester Scott & Charles Riggle
From Camp Lee to the Great War podcast Archiving Wheeling in partnership with the Ohio County Public Library and the Wheeling Academy of Law & Science
World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles "Dutch" Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule team driver) in the 314th Field Artillery Supply Company, Battery “A,” 80th (Blue Ridge) Division in France. Dutch Riggle was a PFC with the same unit. These are their letters home. "From Camp Lee to the Great War: The letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle" is brought to you by http://archivingwheeling.o ...
…
continue reading
Join filmmakers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and actor Rob Riggle (“The Daily Show”) as they discuss their action-comedy “21 Jump Street”. The story follows Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) who are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives ...
…
continue reading
1
What is the role of a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)? - Melanie Ensign - Bonus
17:28
17:28
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
17:28
Host Kevin Riggle interviews Melanie Ensign, former Global Head of Security, Privacy, & Engineering Communications for Uber, about what the role of a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is. (Hint: It's not being the smartest security person in the room.) Bonus episode from https://warstories.criticalpoint.tv/episodes/the-reporter-called-her-c…
…
continue reading
1
He Won George Hotz's Money - Andrey Petrov
58:57
58:57
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
58:57
Host Kevin Riggle interviews Andrey Petrov about three different incidents he was involved with: A programming mistake in high school that filled its alumni's email inboxes, a Twitter analytics site he built that got co-opted as part of a phishing scam, and how he won a bug bounty on the Ethereum blockchain rollup prototype developed by superstar h…
…
continue reading
1
The Reporter Called Her Christmas Day - Melanie Ensign - Bug Bounty & Incident Management
56:39
56:39
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
56:39
Kevin Riggle interviews Melanie Ensign (Discernible Inc.), former Global Head of Security, Privacy, & Engineering Communications for Uber, about building good bug bounty programs, incident management processes, and one especially memorable Christmas morning. Melanie's company: https://discernibleinc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melani…
…
continue reading
1
The Future Is (Literally!) Bright - How Infrastructure Works, by Deb Chachra - Climate, Energy, & the Future
1:15:38
1:15:38
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:15:38
Kevin Riggle interviews Deb Chachra, professor of engineering at Olin College and author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS about climate change, the housing crisis, the green/sustainable energy transition, and how we can build a better world for ourselves and everyone around us. BUY DEB'S BOOK! https://criticalpoint.tv/infrastructure Deb's Twitter: https…
…
continue reading
1
Was Akamai the Velvet Underground of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)? - Abhijit Mehta - Bonus
12:53
12:53
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
12:53
Kevin Riggle interviews Abhijit Mehta about Akamai and its role in the history and development of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). Bonus episode outtake from https://warstories.criticalpoint.tv/episodes/he-broke-turkish-twitter-abhijit-mehta Abhijit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhijitCMehta Abhijit's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meht…
…
continue reading
1
He Broke Turkish Twitter - Abhijit Mehta
1:05:58
1:05:58
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:05:58
Kevin Riggle interviews Abhijit Mehta, who tells how one tiny dot made almost made a massive difference to Twitter's Turkish ad revenue. Abhijit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhijitCMehta Abhijit's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehtaabhijit/ Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (01:25) - How did you find yourself in a place where you could break pro…
…
continue reading
1
She Missed the Overnight Push! - Julia Lunetta
52:12
52:12
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
52:12
Kevin Riggle interviews Julia Lunetta, who tells us how an ostensibly minor change caused her employer, a financial institution (Upromise Investments), to miss its overnight reconciliation with its banks. Credits: Emoji artwork is provided by Emojitwo (https://emojitwo.github.io/), originally released as Emojione 2.2 (https://www.emojione.com/) by …
…
continue reading
1
Wheeling Memory Project: The Pythian Building
57:51
57:51
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
57:51
On January 4, 2023, staff of the Ohio County Public Library sat down with Daryl Clausell, Tressie Fitzhugh, Karla Wood, Ron Johnson, Kathy Fuller, Betty Gordon, and Delores Long to record this oral history for the Wheeling Memory Project.Af From Camp Lee to the Great War podcast Archiving Wheeling in partnership with the Ohio County Public Library and the Wheeling Academy of Law & Science
…
continue reading
1
She Made Dropbox Give the Internet Free Watermelon? - Kate Rudolph
54:35
54:35
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
54:35
Kevin Riggle interviews Kate Rudolph, who tells how a rolled back commit on her intern project resulted in Dropbox, her employer, offering free watermelon to the entire Internet. Credits: Emoji artwork is provided by Emojitwo (https://emojitwo.github.io/), originally released as Emojione 2.2 (https://www.emojione.com/) by Ranks.com (http://www.rank…
…
continue reading
1
He Locked Players Out On Launch Day - Zachery Johnson
1:24:55
1:24:55
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:24:55
Kevin Riggle interviews Zachery Johnson, who tells how an innocent command doomed the database servers and locked players out of Diablo II: Resurrected on Day 2 of launch. Blizzard's blog post on the incident: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d2r/t/diablo-ii-resurrected-outages-an-explanation-how-we%E2%80%99ve-been-working-on-it-and-how-we%E2%80%9…
…
continue reading
1
Twelve Lines of Code Took Down the Whole Company - Patrick O'Doherty
1:01:06
1:01:06
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
1:01:06
Kevin Riggle interviews Patrick O'Doherty, who tells how a seemingly-simple configuration change one Friday morning led to a massive outage. Patrick's web site: https://patrickod.computer Credits: Intro & outro - "Senpai Funk" by Paul T. Starr. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/ptstarr Critical Point logo and wordmark designed by Timothy…
…
continue reading
1
He Broke (part of) The Internet - Willie Williams
47:12
47:12
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
47:12
Kevin Riggle interviews Willie Williams, who tells the story of the time he accidentally took down a major site while an intern at Akamai. Willie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigwilliestyle Credits: Intro & outro - "Senpai Funk" by Paul T. Starr. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/ptstarr Critical Point logo and wordmark designed by Tim…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War - Full Version
3:14:50
3:14:50
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:14:50
Charles "Dutch" Riggle was drafted into the US Army in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers—including his sister-in-law Minnie Riggle's brother, Lester Scott—were trained. Dutch Riggle was a Private First Class in the 314th Field Artillery Supply Company, Battery “A,” 80th (Blue Ridge) Division in F…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 64 [May 31, 1919]
3:41
3:41
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:41
"I think we will start for Camp Lee the 2nd to be mustered out of the Army. I think I will get home some day next week. Gee but I would like to see all of you. It been nearly a year and a half since I saw you..."In his twenty-second and final letter home dated May 31, 1919, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, is writing fro…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 63 [February 25, 1919]
3:15
3:15
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:15
In his twenty-first letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his sixth letter home from France, dated February 25, 1919, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that they are having a good bit of rain in France. He’s read that his division will finally sail for home in May. He’s glad beca…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 62 [January 26, 1919]
5:19
5:19
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:19
In his twentieth letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his fifth letter home from France, dated January 26, 1919, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that, despite being homesick, he is well and hearty and feeling fine. They are stuck in France taking care of 107 horses and mules. …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 61 [December 16, 1918]
4:06
4:06
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:06
“I think the war is over for good don’t you? For I think them Germans won’t want another war very soon the way they got beat in this one….”In his nineteenth letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his fourth letter home from France, dated December 16, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Ab…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 60 [November 25, 1918]
4:14
4:14
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:14
“I can’t tell you about Less. He got badly hurt and they took him to the hospital. I heard once he died, but I don’t know if that was correct or not. I hope it wasn’t correct for I would like to went back to the states with him…”In his eighteenth letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his third letter home from France, dated November 25, 1918,…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 59 [October 29, 1918]
11:49
11:49
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
11:49
“Just as we were walking down that long line it suddenly crept over me and I realized that I would never again be in the United States…”The “Great War” had raged in Europe for three years before the United States joined the conflict on the side of the Allies in April 1917.Like most young American men of the era, those from Wheeling harbored romanti…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 58 [September 8, 1918]
3:34
3:34
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:34
"Minnie I often think to myself that it certainly must be a lonesome old place around their now since all of the boys have left. But I feel that there is a day coming and not far away when we will all be together again..."In his fortieth letter home to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 57 [September 6, 1918]
3:39
3:39
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:39
"Somewhere in France..."In his thirty-ninth letter home to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, says he sees Charles [Riggle] every day. He received a card from Walter Toland, who is in England. They've had some frost in France. Lester has rubber boots and war…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 56 [August 6, 1918]
3:01
3:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:01
"When you answer write a big long letter and tell me all the news...."In his thirty-eight letter home (and his first from France), to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, doesn't have much of substance to say, probably in part because of security restrictions …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 55 [August 1, 1918]
4:33
4:33
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:33
"I think the Germans is nearly licked now. I want to see it over in time to go to the Jacktown fair next year..."In his seventeenth letter home (his second from France after fifteen from Camp Lee) dated August 1, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle he supposes Abe will be getting "…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 54 [June 22, 1918]
3:52
3:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:52
"Somewhere in France...It's is a nice country alright. It's no wonder the French is fighting so hard for it."In his sixteenth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated June 22, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle, in a letter addressed "Somewhere in France," that the weather is da…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 53 [June 18, 1918]
2:24
2:24
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
2:24
"I have arrived safely overseas..."In what is essentially his thirty-seventh letter home, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, writes, this time courtesy a signed, Red Cross form postcard announcing his safe arrival in France addressed to his brother-in-law (his sister Minnie's husband…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 52 [The Cleo Episode]
9:32
9:32
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
9:32
"My own darling Less, How can you doubt my love for you?"Who the heck is Cleo?!That was a question from a listener who said he's heard every episode of "From Camp Lee to the Great War," but still can't figure it out.If you've also been listening but not necessarily reading all of the accompanying blog posts on Archiving Wheeling dot org, you might …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 51 [May 23, 1918]
3:43
3:43
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:43
"Please write and tell Cleo Good Bye for me...Well Boss, all I can say is, Good Bye and Good Luck..."In his thirty-sixth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, says he weighs 172 pounds. Dutch is in good spirits and nearly…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 50 [May 19, 1918]
2:33
2:33
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
2:33
"We han't allowed to write any military information anymore, and you see a fellow hasn't got much to write"In his fifteenth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated May 19, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that he's still in Battery F but doesn't know for how much longer. He's…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 49 [May 18, 1918]
5:14
5:14
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:14
"What has become of Cleo?"In his thirty-fifth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, says he's done some excellent firing at rifle practice, hitting four bulls eyes from 100 yards left-handed. Then he got seven out of ten …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 48 [May 12, 1918]
4:42
4:42
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:42
"I am going to send some money home before long. Maybe you can use it now to buy cows with. I only have two more months to pay my liberty bonds out in..."In his thirty-fourth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, says he'…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 47 [May 6, 1918]
4:51
4:51
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:51
"P.S. Boss don't you worry while me and Less is gone, for we will be back in about a year from now. Ha Ha!"In his fourteenth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated May 6, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that he's as well as ever and having a good time eight miles from Camp …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 46 [April 26, 1918]
4:12
4:12
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:12
"I was at the remount station yesterday and helped bring back 26 more mules. There were quite a few hit their meat house against mother earth before we got back..."In his thirty-third letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia,…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 45 [April 22, 1918]
5:13
5:13
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:13
"This surely is going to be the longest war we ever had. It surely has been some bloody fighting but I think the Germans is getting licked every day..."In his thirteenth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated April 22, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that he's been at Camp …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 44 [April 16, 1918]
4:55
4:55
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:55
"You don't need to be afraid of Jim being drafted. He will never haft to come. You will see that. There will not be many farm boys taken until winter..."In his thirty-second letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, says they…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 43 [April 7, 1918]
4:12
4:12
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:12
"I think the Germans is getting about all the fighting they want now. They surely have lost a lot of men since the big battle began..."In his twelfth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated April 7, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that he is at Dutch Gap near the Appomattox …
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 42 [April 4, 1918]
4:35
4:35
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:35
"I guess you remember the Battle of the Appomattox Court House. There are still old forts and trenches there yet that were built when the North and South fought. We found some spurs yesterday that were lost during the Civil War and found a bone of a man's arm and a canteen too..."In his thirty-first letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his siste…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 41 [March 26, 1918]
3:58
3:58
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:58
Digital scans and a transcript of Lester Scott's March 26, 1918 letter can be viewed at: http://www.archivingwheeling.org/blog/from-camp-lee-to-the-great-war-march-26-1918-podcast Credits: "From Camp Lee to the Great War: The letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle" is brought to you by http://archivingwheeling.org in partnership with the Ohio C…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 40 [March 20, 1918]
4:09
4:09
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:09
"There was 2000 Negro [troops] went past this regiment this morning bound for France..."In his eleventh letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated March 20, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that it's so hot, he's switching to his "summer underwear." Dutch has a new job washing d…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 39 [March 17, 1918]
3:01
3:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:01
"You were speaking of the 314 Co....coming to wheeling for the third Liberty Loan. There will be one from each county, Ohio and Brooke... They just go to talk the people into buying them..."In his twenty-ninth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier fro…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 38 [March 10, 1918]
4:33
4:33
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:33
"I want to come home either well, or if I get killed, I would just as soon be planted in France..."In his tenth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated March 10, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that they are losing their captain, probably because he is being sent overseas. J…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 37 [March 9, 1918]
3:01
3:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:01
"Boss I am a little mad this evening. Just had a quarrel on politics. A fellow said he had no use for a darn Democrat. It made my blood boil..."In his twenty-eighth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, writes that he thi…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 36 [March 6, 1918]
3:22
3:22
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
3:22
"I would like for you to hear the firing we have here. Some are three inch and some machine guns. They make some noise, believe me. The shells weigh 16 lbs, so you can imagine what they are like..."In his twenty-seventh letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I s…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 35 [March 1, 1918]
4:34
4:34
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:34
"You were wanting to know if I ever play the violin. I sure do. Some of boys come up from the infirmary with a violin and banjo and guitar. We have regular old stag dances..."In his twenty-sixth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, Wes…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 34 [February 24, 1918]
4:52
4:52
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:52
"I got a gold inlay put in my front tooth. Cost me $5.00. I am going to get the rest fixed in town. The dentists [at Camp Lee] don’t suit me..."In his twenty-fifth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, writes that it's "w…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 33 [February 23, 1918]
4:23
4:23
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:23
"I would like to be in one battle before [the war] is over any way. For all i know, I might be in several of them before it is over...."In his ninth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated February 23, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that he's just starting to feel like he d…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 32 [February 11, 1918]
4:39
4:39
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:39
"Cleo is trying to apologize now but that don't go with me. I would like for you to see the letters she wrote. They remind me of the notes the Kaiser used to [send] to the president..."In his twenty-third letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Whe…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 31 [February 5, 1918]
7:02
7:02
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
7:02
"I wish now I had enlisted in the Calvary. I would like it better. I like to be with horses. I am tired of seeing mules..."In his twenty-third letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, writes that he might not visit after all…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 30 [February 1, 1918]
6:36
6:36
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
6:36
"I have been saying all the time that this summer will end it for the working class over their and the socialists are raising the devil now. Anyone would know they are nearly starving to death..."In his twenty-second letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I sold…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 29 [January 30, 1918]
4:42
4:42
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
4:42
"Well Abe it look like they will haft to do something pretty soon over in Germany. The way the people is doing there, I think the war will close in 2 or 3 month..."In his eighth letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, dated January 30, 1918, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a WWI soldier from Wheeling, WV, tells his brother James “Abe” Riggle that Les (PFC…
…
continue reading
1
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 28 [January 24, 1918]
5:01
5:01
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
5:01
"I never saw as many mumps and measles...I will venture to say that there is one fourth of the boys in camp with mumps and measles..."In his twenty-first letter home from Camp Lee, Virginia, to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I soldier from Wheeling, West Virginia, writes that he feels fine "wi…
…
continue reading