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&lt;p&gt;Beginning of interview with Edmondo Catania&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Piecing together family history through Zio Giovanni’s stories and property ownership&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Cultural distinctions between maternal and paternal hometowns in Sicily&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hosting a dinner and delivering a speech of appreciation to the relatives in Sicily&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Talks about identifying as Italian growing up in Philadelphia and throughout life, compared to the ethnic identity of his sister, cousins, and next generation&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Memories of his father including: his father’s letters from when he was in the service, the dedication Ed gave at his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, wartime stories he associated with his father.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Ed’s professional life, marriage and family life&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Family professions: baker, tailor, steam fitter, military serviceman; involvement in racketeering&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Place and Date of Birth:&lt;/strong&gt; South Philadelphia, PA, 09/23/1944&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relocation to Florida:&lt;/strong&gt; 2012&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Agnello (means “lamb”, Ed intended to say “anello”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Anello (means “ring”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zingaro (means “gypsy”, Ed intended to say “zanzare”)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Cittadini (means “citizens”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Contadini (means “farmers”)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Prosciutto (dry-cured ham)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Bocce (lawn ball sport related to British bowls and French pétanque)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Morra (hand game that dates to ancient Roman and Greek times)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Porchetta (fatty and moist boneless pork roast)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quanti quante volte in Italia? (means “How many times in Italy?”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prima volta in Italia? (means “First time in Italy?”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Edmondo, come stai? Quanti anni? (means “Edmondo, how are you?&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                <text>Made 600 cookies for the boys. "Honey I've been away from you so long that if I seen you without any clothes at all (did think you were beautiful) Ha Ha" Did you give money to Kate, the money you drew from the bank when we were in Texas? "Thanks for telling what to do when lighting a candle in church. I thought it best to find out first so I wouldn't make a fool of myself". He wants to make leather bags ("I mean purses not woman"), "very good past time and I'm getting something out of it". Letter from Bambina telling to write to mother who was crying all the time. He did and explained he did not write for some reasons. They say all is forgotten. He told them the bonds cashed were put in their bank account to the family's. "Because I wouldn't feel right without giving you and the baby all I can". I am sorry I save the money instead of spending them all.. we would not have hurt feelings. His parents upset that she is not calling them mom and dad. "I'll get by as long as I have you"</text>
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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He changed many camps through the years: he was in &lt;a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=13&amp;amp;Itemid=37"&gt;Camp Van Dorn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html"&gt;Camp Wolter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262"&gt;Camp Joseph Robinson&lt;/a&gt; and then he even traveled overseas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&amp;amp;Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&amp;amp;Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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He changed many camps through the years: he was in &lt;a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=13&amp;amp;Itemid=37"&gt;Camp Van Dorn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html"&gt;Camp Wolter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262"&gt;Camp Joseph Robinson&lt;/a&gt; and then he even traveled overseas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&amp;amp;Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&amp;amp;Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                <text>Danny enclosed an article on marriage by André Maurois (author of Art of Living). Danny underlined "if he does not find admiration at home, he will hunt for it elsewhere." My dear wife, hello Darling, hope you're well, don't worry about my ear. The doctor is treating it and I'm well. If we are going to have a boy our friends will kiss him and not me. I see that he will compete with me. Darling I love you more and more everyday because you are nice to me, sweet and kind. I haven't read "Gasoline Alley" since I have been here. When I read them it reminded me of our beautiful romance. Forgive me for this brief letter. I promise to write a longer one tomorrow. "Good night wherever you are"</text>
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His father,&lt;strong&gt; Angelo Badia&lt;/strong&gt; was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a &lt;span&gt;town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother &lt;strong&gt;Laurina Badia, née Buccilli&lt;/strong&gt;, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in &lt;/span&gt;1962 and &lt;span&gt;1984.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: &lt;strong&gt;Orienta Christina&lt;/strong&gt; (December 25, 1918), &lt;strong&gt;Bambina Aurelia&lt;/strong&gt; (born on October 8, 1920), and &lt;strong&gt;Hiram Sylvester Julius&lt;/strong&gt; (August 1, 1937). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leona Badia, née De Nardo&lt;/strong&gt; was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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He changed many camps through the years: he was in &lt;a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=13&amp;amp;Itemid=37"&gt;Camp Van Dorn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html"&gt;Camp Wolter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262"&gt;Camp Joseph Robinson&lt;/a&gt; and then he even traveled overseas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&amp;amp;Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&amp;amp;Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much.  Your cousin Dan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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