From a letter written to my grandfather by a fellow medical officer. If you’ve ever wondered if doctors gossip about their patients….

Was amused in your whoremaster friend. The situation must have been rough down there. One of my patients (an officer) says that it was so bad that he once sent a squad forward to take a machine gun nest and in half an hour they were back asking for prophylactics. He gave a pro to each one of them and sent them ahead again—in the second attempt they took the machine gun!