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Richard to Alice: 14 June 1945

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

As you probably know by now, I was standing in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Richard to Alice: 3 June 1945

September 4th, 2010 · No Comments

I just wanted to let you know that I’m O.K.

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Richard: Okinawa, 29 May 1945

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments

…wounded on Okinawa May 29…

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Richard to Alice: 16 May 1945

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments

I have no idea what the censor will pass so you’ll just have to follow the 3rd Amphibious Corps or the 1st Marines Division in the newspaper. If the papers know what the outfit is doing, you can bet that I’m right there with them.

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Richard to Alice: 14 April 1945

August 25th, 2010 · No Comments

I don’t know how much I can write so I won’t write much. Someday I should be able to tell you all about it. All I can say is that I participated in the landing on Okinawa.

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Richard to Alice: 1 April 1945

August 21st, 2010 · No Comments

This will just be a short note to let you know that I’m O.K.

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Richard to Alice: 29 March 1945

August 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Before I knew who you were when I first saw you, I think I fell in love with you. You were so gay and full of life – always laughing. You were the life of the party – from then on you were my life.

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Richard to Alice: 25 March 1945

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments

I almost ate too much candy yesterday. I ate the biggest half of 2 pounds of hard candy. It was good, but it almost got me down. I was munching on it all afternoon and last night.

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Richard to Alice: 23 March 1945

August 11th, 2010 · No Comments

This has turned out to be a pretty long letter, hasn’t it? Where did I find all those words? I’m sure I don’t know. I haven’t written the same thing over and over, have I?

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Richard to Alice: 20 March 1945

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

You don’t know how much it means to me to know beyond a doubt that you are waiting waiting for me, trusting me and loving me. I feel sorry for those who have no one waiting for them – those that have no one to love.

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