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PatrickforO

(15,126 posts)

2. Pretty cool!

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 01:51 AM

Dec 2018

My dad was a tech sergeant in a radar platoon on Morotai Island during WWII. One of the few things he'd ever say about his experiences during the war was how very much it meant to him to get letters from home.

I actually have one he wrote to his grandmother from boot camp. I have none he received while over there.

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Army's only all-female, African American WW2 unit honored with monument [View all] pnwmom Dec 2018 OP

Great motto! Letters from home vital for morale, war effort Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #1

Pretty cool! PatrickforO Dec 2018 #2

Thanks for the posting. TomSlick Dec 2018 #3

You're welcome! pnwmom Dec 2018 #4