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Leona's cousin asks about her family. He had a car accident and he was lucky cause the others are in the hospital. He talks about her baby girl.

Received Danny's letter of the 18th and 19th from England. She would feel relieved if he would share when and what is his next move. Mimi and Johnnie are in Germany. She sent Mimi their baby's picture and he shared it with a girl in Belgium, telling…

Leona apologizes for not writing so often. She talks about the baby. Also, Leona tells Danny that she told about the marriage to family members in Italy. Leona's mother calls the baby "Pupasch" and he laughs.

Giuseppe makes peace with his brother in law's passing. He shares an update on Angiolino's military medical exam. He was deemed not ready for service yet. His mother is trying to fatten him up by feeding him beaten egg yolks. Interesting dialectic…

Vincenzo is happy to hear that his wife is getting better. He encourages her to relax ("Stai senza pensieri"). Giuseppina went to Pompei to thank the Virgin ("per aringraziare la Madonna").

In "Reds, Whites, and the Blues" DiSalvo commemorates his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. In this painting he fills his own silhouette with names of Vietcong who perished and includes the name of two of his family members whose deaths…

Leona has been furniture shopping for the baby and wishes Danny were presnet to help decide. She apologizes for not being able to call his parents "mom" and "dad". She thinks it is due to their attitude during the time of the wedding. She promises…