I LETTERS
['► FROM OUR BOYS!
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esting letters and cards you get
I from your boys in the armed
services. Their friends want to
know where they are and what
they are doing!
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in published items or address. The Armed Forces clause also re
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talions, squadrons, regiments, divisions, etc.) not be included in pub
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*r> embark, or who are in antiaircraft outfits, or on coastal or in
vasion details. Such addresses safely may be published thus: Pvt.
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seaport it may be.) The Army assures us that mail so addressed will
reach its destiniation. Contributors to this and other news columns
of the Herald will kindly 'co-operate by withholding such information
that might be of possible advantage to the enemy. Remember. “CARE
LESS TALK COSTS LIVES” - - “IDLE GOSSIP SINKS SHIPS.”
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Cpl. W. E. Hutchinson
APO No. 31
Care of Postmaster
Shreveport, La.
Dear Sir:
■*Just a few lines to let you hear
from me. This is my first time
writing to you. I have enjoyed
reading the Herald very much. It
sure keeps the boys from home
^ho are in the service up with
roe news at home. And also keeps
us informed of how the Romancos
are coming on. I am hoping to be
home on a furlough around Sep
tember sometime.
Along with this card goes the
%est of luck” to the home town
boys in the service, whether in
camps, or overseas, as we are all
waiting for this to end so we can
all come home and live in peace
we please.
A friend,
“Spot” Hutchinson
Cpl. Virgie Mae Farthing
WAC Det. L.A.P.E.
Wilmington, Cal.
Dear Mr. Wilson:
As I sit here on my bunk to
nite I am thinking of a good many
things and mostly of home. The
sun is just going down now, out
>>Jre in California and having fin
shed a busy day at the office
this is really my first few free
minutes in which to go reminis
ing over the “good ’ole days
back in Roanoke Rapeds before
tais awful thing called war hit
us. There are a great many times
when, I wonder if all the folks at
home even realize just what War
means.
In a true sense we could have ,
vjfcfined this war with three people ,
_Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.
These are our enemies and they
have only one thought in mind
and that is to kill! and kill! Un
til they conquer the world and
'^»jn—by the whip, the daggers ;
and the gallows they will rule.
No longer would our democracy <
stand—no longer would we be free
to follow our own code of life
and worship as we so desired.
■sThese people are ruthelss and
they will stop at nothing. No lon
ger do they place any value on
their people as a whole or even
on the lives of their individuals.
Only when a man is ready for
Sttle is he fit to live and even
with the women of their na- ;
tions. The value of the women of
these nations are place in soldier
ing their army either with guns
themselves or with more children.
..They are striving for power and
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inure puwci auu uicj will oiup
nothing to get it. Their greatest
ambition in life is power and in
their own secret way each of them
are working only for themselves.
iTkey are playing this game only
lor the winning points and death
and suffering has no meaning to
them. Neither does honesty, Mercy
or the right to live exhist in their
vocabulary.
(^If they win only our soldiers
who have fallen in defeat before
them will be free for the sting
of death would be a great thing
■—something to cherish if these
men conquer the world. To them,
to man is a hero unless he has
iven himself in death. Only the
host of men who have fallen on ;
the battle fields will find real
peace if we fail! You on the home
front are as much a part of this
war as any of us. We cannot look
upon this war as we have the
Wars in bygone years. We will not
be given a second chance this time
either we win or fail and we
will not fail! This time we free
the world or lose it and we shall
not lose it! We cannot regard our
foe this time as simply a matter
of misunderstanding because it is
not, therefore, you on the home
front and ' the ones of us who
are in uniform have got to give a
lot and take less. We’ve got to put
both feet and both hands in the
fire until this thing is done for
good. This battle is being fought
by our enemies in order to gain
more power—with us it is a dif
ferent situation we are neither
seekng fame nor power all we
want is our American Way of
Life! We cannot have this and
bring our soldiers safely back un
less each day we push a little
harder, so I say to all the folks
at home and to you—Let’s forget
the unpleasant things that this
war has brought about—all the
things we are made to-sacrifice
and dig in a little deeper until
Our is a Free and lasting De
mocracy!
It is not easy for a lot of you
rut neither is it with a lot of our
leighbors so let’s not thir.k our’s
s the only case.'
Sometime ago I wrote you. Mr.
Vilson, and I mentioned the fact
-hat my husband, Walter M. Far
ming was "missing in action.” It
vas one of the hardest blows I
:ver had, but I refused to give up
md for seven months now he has
reen a prisoner of war In ItalyT
STes! I had every possible hope
hat he might come home soon
tnowing that we were going deep
r toward Victory in Italy, but
yesterday I received more bad
tews—They have moved him into
Germany. I was stunned for a
noment but there isn’t any time
.o lose so I put my head up and
worked a little harder today. I
iust want to ask all of my friends
:o pray for him and all our boys
ind let’s hope it won’t be too
ong until the big V shining every
where.
Today for the first time in
seven months, I received a short
etter from him wrote while he
was in Italy. I would like very
much if you have a little corner
n "Our” paper to print this letter
n order tha his friends back in
Ftoanoke Rapids might read it too.
Dearest Darling Wife:
I am all-right and everything is
iust fine. Hoping this finds you
:he same. I sure would like to
see you. I have missed your let
;ers, Mae.
Darling, I am being .treated just
fine. Please don’t worry about me;
[ will write you as often as I
Jan.
I don’t think it will be long be
fore I will be home. I sure will
ie glad to get back again. There
so many things. I would like to
:ell you, but darling I know you
inderstand.
Mae, write mother and tell her
lot to worry about me, I will
le O. K. I am thankful I am
safe and still have my health.
Well, darling, I will have 'to
close for this time. Sending you
all my love and kisses. Give the
family my love. Hoping I will see
you all real soon.
Yours always,
Walter,
Well, as it is getting late here’s
hoping tomorrow will be one day
nearer victory.
Sincerely,
Cpl. Virgie Mae Farthing
The following letters were re
ceived by Mrs. Pearl Butler from
friends a/nd relatives in the ser
vice.
Australia
Dear Mrs. Butler:
I am writing you a few lines
to let you know that I have met
your son, Stan, and that he is a
very nice boy. I met him on
Christmas eve at the skating rink
here in town, and Mother asked
him to come up for Christmas
dinner. Mother and Daddy liked
him so they told him to come to
see us any time he liked because
we all would be glad to see him. 1
Mother is very proud that I met
him because he is not like most
soldiers. The rest of us like him
because he does not curse and
drink and gamble like most other
boys do.
well, Mrs. tsutier, l nope you
are well and all the rest of the
family. Stan told me a great deal
about what a sweet mother he had
and about his sisters and brothers.
He thinks you are sweet and
riendyl. I am the only child that
my family had, but I have a girl
riend that lives right across the
street and I am with her most of
the time. Marion works, but I
don’t. I stay home and help
Mother. Sometimes I go to a show
in the afternoons and I have mu
sic twice a week in the morn
ings. ;
I’m very fond of dancing and
skating. I go dancing twice a week
and skating almost every day. I
ke both fine. I would like very
much to have a picture of you
and if you would like one of me,
I will send you one the next time
I write. I hope you don’t mind
my asking.
I guess I will close and hoping
to get a return answer.
From a friend, (
Betty.
8th F.S.C.
APO No. 633
New York, N. Y. )
Dear Mother, I will answer your
letter that I received today, and
was I glad to hear -from you! This
leaves me well and having a good
time. Mother, I hope you got my
letter by now and if so write and
let me know. I hope you have
lone what I asked you to do, for
it wasn’t very much.
I got a letter from Buddie, and
said to tell everybody hello when
he said that he was all right. He
I wrote. i
Mother, I got my ring and
money so you can keep all my
money now, just send me what
[ want. i
My girl and I went to London
and we had a swell time. That was
the second time I had been there
She has lots of money and is
dying to spend it on me. I am at
her home now and she said to
tell all hello and to give you her
love. 1
Mother, I guess that is all i
;an say for now. I am hoping
to get a letter from you soon, and
a long letter when you write. So
for now, good-bye and God bless
y vyu. i
Love always,
Cpl. Benjamin F. Butler
“Sunny Brae,”
Kings Road
Ditton Hill
Surbiton, Surrey
Dear Mrs. Butler,
Bill has asked me to write to
you, and so here I am.
I understand he has told you
in his previous letters that we are
planning to get married, and he
said would you please send an
engagement and wedding ring. We
have known each other for four
months.
The weather we are having at
present is very unsettled, it being
English weather, hot one minute
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