{"id":8169,"date":"2017-07-16T12:48:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T16:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2017-07-16T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T16:48:24","slug":"slocum-logan-riley-july-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/?p=8169","title":{"rendered":"Slocum, Logan, &#038; Riley,  July 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8174\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8174\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 710px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-7-17-redcross.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8174 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-7-17-redcross.jpg\" alt=\"McKinley Austin arrived safely at Ft. Slocum.\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-7-17-redcross.jpg 700w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-7-17-redcross-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 7, 1917, postcard from McKinley Austin. I have arrived safely. M. McKinley Austin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_8175\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8175\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 173px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8175\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8175 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12-163x300.jpg\" alt=\"McKinley at his aunt Aida Austin's house.\" width=\"163\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12-163x300.jpg 163w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12-768x1412.jpg 768w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12-557x1024.jpg 557w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKinley-house-12.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKinley at his aunt Aida Austin&#8217;s house.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <strong>McKinley Austin to His Family<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 7, 1917: I have arrived safely. I have been accepted and am at Ft. Slocum. Your son, McKinley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irwin Briggs, Ft. Logan<\/strong><br \/>\nOn July 7, 1917, Irwin Briggs enlisted in the army at Ft. Logan, Colorado. In 1935 Irwin and his family will live in Barryville. He will be the Methodist pastor for Eldred, Barryville, and Pond Eddy. Pvt. Briggs was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas, for training. He asked to be placed in the Medical Corps and was with the 89th Infantry.<\/p>\n<p>Both McKinley and Irwin would be stationed in France.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8176\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8176\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 202px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8176 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"Irwin Briggs, future Methodist minister, was a medic in WWI.\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI-192x300.jpg 192w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI-768x1202.jpg 768w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI-654x1024.jpg 654w, http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1917-Briggs-WWI.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irwin Briggs, future Methodist minister was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas, for training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McKinley Austin to His Family July 7, 1917: I have arrived safely. I have been accepted and am at Ft. Slocum. Your son, McKinley Irwin Briggs, Ft. 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