War Letters, circa 1940's

I have been reading through a few letters my grandfather wrote to my grandmother during World War II and thought I would share one passage from a letter dated June 8, 1942 (letter no. 77) from Valenciennes, France...

"Received your letter no.68 today and thanks honey.  Every time I get one it gives me an added lift.  I believe mail is about the most essential thing to a soldier especially when he is so far away from home.  I don't know how I could ever get along if it wasn't for the letters and packages you have sent me.  I've got a lot to repay you for when I get home."

It would be more than a year before grandpa got his first furlow home (July 1943).   Those letters had to sustain him for a long time...

Furlow with Evie, July 1943

From Proverbs 25

As cold water to a weary soul,
      So is good news from a far country.