I’ll have to read the book! After my dad passed away, mom showed me some of the letters he sent her when he was in the Korean war. His letter showed a side of him I had never seen. It’s no wonder they stayed married for 53 years!
When I was a brand spanking new second lieutenant at my first assignment in Germany, I always looked forward to letters from mom and dad. Back then making a long distance call to the States was very expensive, and word-processing was still a thing of the future.
a note, letter or card is something you can keep and treasure forever. over the last 30+ years, patton and i have written many ourselves. he was also military and stationed all over. the letters we exchanged during that time were priceless. even now, we still share little notes.