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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Thursday Oct. 14, 1943



Dearest Kitten
My love for you is growing greater and deeper with each passing day. It has reached a point that is a part of me. Without my love for you, I would be like a man without an arm or a leg. Without my love for you, it would be as if a very essential part of me was missing.
How else can I explain my feelings for you?
Your letter of Monday came today. It made me a bit unhappy to know that Barbara has been so sick. When you told me about her getting over the whopping cough, I was under the impression that she was alright. In her condition, I can see why the inoculations would bother her so much.
A "Cadry"* is a group of trained men who form the nucleus of a new outfit. It is the job of the men on a Cadry to teach and train new recruits. Do you understand now?
I have not put in for "OCS" because the list is not open for anything.
I would like to go out on a Cadry for a 5th Brigade. Rumors of a 5th Brigade has died down lately, so I do not know as there be will one.
How I wish that I could be home to enjoy my family. There is very little that I would not sacrifice if I could be allowed to be home with my family. There will be a big change in my children by the time I do get home again.
It is nice to know that you go out occasionally and have a good time for yourself. There is no sense to your staying home all the time. You have to have some recreation. I only wish that there was some place near here that I could go to and have a good time but there are none.
You should not begrudge Bobby the pleasure of christening his new bed. It must have been funny nevertheless to see him spank himself.
Thanks for lighting a candle for me. Sunday at Mass I said my beads three times. Once for myself and twice for my family.
I received Mother's letter, but I have been so busy the last few days that I have failed to write. Tonight will be a good time for me if nothing comes up.
We are just getting our boats back from the other regiments and it will be next week before we get onto them for good. We go down and work on them but do not do any formation running or work along those lines.
Last week I was trying to catch up on all my correspondence.
Eva will change her mind about a great many things before this is all over. It is no worse for Al & Andrew than it is for anybody else.
Tomorrow night I draw C.Q. again and I hope to be able to write to you again before Saturday.
One of the men was telling about two trains that leave Tallahassee and go all the way to Boston express. It takes about twenty seven hours. Just keep on praying for that furlough. There is nothing new about them though.
Give my regards to everyone and kiss the babies for me.
Take care of yourself.
I love you.
Your Loving, Devoted, & Faithful Husband
Bob
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*Actual spelling is "cadre".

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