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Danny repeatedly reminds Leona of his affection towards her and that she need not worry because the army borrowed him from her and even if they send him overseas, they need to return him to her. He closes saying, as the song goes, that he wishes he…

Danny repeatedly reminds Leona of his affection towards her and that she need not worry because the army borrowed him from her and even if they send him overseas, they need to return him to her. He closes saying, as the song goes, that he wishes he…

Leona thanks her husband for having send her a recent photo and she wishes that he will remain in this training camp, because she hates the alternative thought of him going "over there". She tells him how people at work are sharing their pregnancy…

Danny has relocated to the new camp and he tells Leona about the physicals and shots he has been getting. He much prefers this to the IRTC. He has shipped some extra clothes home COD. He asks Leona to seal letters to him with a kiss if she is wearing…

Leona mentions that not having received a letter from Danny in over a week makes the distance separating them seem more vast and the time seem longer. She tells him about a letter from Johnnie, stationed in London during the robot bombing. His…

It's a quiet Sundat afternoon and they (she and baby) are well. She was on furlough in July. She was grateful and surprised when an older couple gave her a ride to 11:30 am mass. She had a nice visit with Rosina and Dom. Rosina's step-sister Mary got…

Leona questions at length about the cookies that her mom made and she sent to Danny. She knows he is not fond of them, but they were filler in the package and she wants to know in what condition they reached him in case she has to ship them overseas.…

Leona recounts for Danny about her dad watching the baby so that she could go out shopping looking for pepperoni in the Italian markets to add to her care package to Danny. The Italian grocers were out of it until the following week. She jokes about…

Leona sends Danny negatives of pictures of their son so he can see how big he is at 6 weeks of age. She says that as the baby lies in her big bed she imagines it is Danny in a smaller size. Along with recounting the baby's daily eating and sleeping…

Leona writes to Danny after bathing the baby. She tells him about the baby's sleeping habits and cheerful disposition and about her dreams that Danny has returned. She expresses concern because she has not been receiving mail from Danny and also asks…