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Dear Family, I am a Colonial soldier. I am doing very well. How is Aunt Jill? I hope I can see all of you guys soon! Right now I am in Trenton. It is pretty cold down here. We're all trying to keep very warm. Recently one of my female friend's was wounded so right now another female is taking over for her. We don't know yet if she will be able to come back out into the war, but lets hope that she will be ok. This is a great experience for me and I have learned many things. About three weeks ago I fought in the Saratoga war and we lost. Let's hope that we win the war in Trenton. Currently in the war we are using bombs and different types of guns such as machine guns, musketts, and many others. The training is kind of fun. We do different things like excercise. We do the tire jumps where you have to go through them with your legs, practice aiming and shooting, climb a rope up a wooden wall, and alot of other things. My uniform looks very nice. We wear belts that carry our bullets and guns, helmets, bullet proof vests, boots, and also our navy uniforms. Since it is cold we are sleeping on a cot and with a pillow and about 2 or 3 blankets. Every day we get up early eat breakfast which is usually bread and others. Later in the day we would take about a 20-30 minute break and have lunch. We eat beans, rice, soup, bread, chipped beef, and a few more things. It is pretty much the same thing that is in a cheap cafe. We drink usually just water, milk and sometimes coffee. After that we would leave and then let another group come in to eat their lunch and go right back to fight. I have so far been in the Saratoga war and now the Trenton war and i do not know what is next. I am doing well as I said and I am healthy. I am fighting in this war because I want to help our country fight for our freedom. I would not want to lose my freedom because people wouldn't be able to do what they wanted to do. It is important to us to help and it is our job to help save our country, and even though it is risky it is worth it. I really hope to see you all soon and love you all! Sincerely, Jordan .S.