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Danny was so excited to have spoken to Leona on the phone. He says that he had a million things to say but the only ones that came to mind were military secrets and he didn't dare say those! He already refers to her as his wife and tells her that he…

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.…

Letter taking long. He lost his day of rest. "It would be wonderful when someday we can send the Army to hell, but right now we just have to sit back and take what they dish out... you are one who can take it. Food spolied. Mass and confession, no…

He uses many sweet words with her. He plays a lot with words. He talks about food.

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…

Danny tells Leona how blue he was after seeing the show "This is the Army" and recommends she see it too. He wishes he were home making biscuits with her and his mom. At the risk of sounding like a sissy he admits how homesick he is. He is looking…

Leona is fine but feels lonely without Danny. Ravioli and chicken for supper, but she did not eat watermelon because she was full. Frances went to Bellaire because her sister's one-year old baby died of the measles. Leona is getting fat, and Danny…

Danny's sugar report thanks Leona for having his mom send underwear although he really needs undershirts. There is discussion of Jean's baby and about a dream that Leona had about Roger Di Paolo's safety. He asks his wife if she will be returning to…

Leona's letter recounts social happenings: war inspired wedding for Jan, seeing Grace at her sister's, Bill being in Florida, shopping with her mom, etc. And, there is a lot of talk about food: Leona was going to make "nokis" for dinner; she bought a…

In Italian but a strong influence of dialect (and some influence of English in the spelling) -- probably the mother does not speak English. Along with inviting her parents to visit her, she asks her mother to mail her salami and jarred mushrooms.