Yesterday, I decided to read into the Marjorie Polon papers. Specifically, I chose to read and focus on the letter from Bill Bailey to Marjorie Polon. Here's a recap of what it said:

Bill Bailey talks to Marjorie about how the soldiers from the United States are actively waiting for the time when they will be able to return to the United States, although nobody knows when this time will be. This statement from Bailey leads me to wonder how much the soldiers actually knew of their fate and actions in Spain. What were they told by the leaders, and what was kept secret?

However, the thing that struck me most about this piece was the description Bill Bailey gave of the way that the soldiers were received in Spain. The picture that he painted made it seem like the U.S. soldiers were almost god-like. He described the Spaniards as throwing rose petals among them as they marched through the streets. The divide between the Spanish people and the government is thus emphasized and made very apparent. But if the Spanish people knew that the government was so corrupt and hated it why didn't they do more to help, and why didn't the U.S. legally intervene. This letter made me upset and happy for the soldiers that went all at the same time.