Sunday night again so again
it is time for me to have my
weekly visit with you. While Mr.
Churchill is making his speech I
am writing this letter. Is the
speech being broadcast in the states?
I received the package today
from Glenn. Tell him I said thanks
an awlfully lot. Everything arrived
ok. It sure is grand to have a
few mixed nuts to eat again. The
hickory nuts sure are good, and the
candy is just the thing. Quite a few
of the fellows received packages this
week so each night one of us
passes a package of candy around.
Our mail is awlfully slow in
comeing through. Just V mail letters
are comeing now.I suppose in a day
or so now we will be getting regular
mail again. Although I have received
a letter almost everyday this week.
They all have been V letters though.
I haven't received any letters from
Irene for over a week now. I
hope I hear from her soon.
I sent you a package this
week. I want you to divide it up
among Luella, Marie, Lenore, Mrs.
Setzler and yourself. I sent Irene
hers already. You might get this
letter before you do the package so
I won't say what it contained
unless you have already guessed.
I received two copies of the Record
today and one copy of the Advance. So
I have plenty of reading matter for a
while now.
I attended church services this
morning and also tonight. They have
been haveing a pre invasion preaching
mission this past week. Very good
attendance every night. The speaker
was a chaplin from an Engineering
Unit here at our base. He was
very good. I could set an listen to
him by the hour.
There isn't so very much news
to write for tonight. I guess this
will just about bring this letter
to a close. We are really have
grand spring weather out now. The
people around here are all out
making gardens and everyone is
working in the fields. I suppose
everyone is anxious to get to work
on the farm at home now. Did Fred
King get a new tractor? What kind?
Goodnight for now. Please write
often. I know you have more letter
writing to do now. But a letter from
home really means an awlfully lot
to me. Goodnight.
Love
Ralph.
The next letter will be posted on March 28th.
Background Information (and comments):
- I found a 50-second video clip and the entire text of Churchill's speech made on March 26, 1944:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvujHiCj2U4
http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1944/1944-03-26a.html
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