| dc.description.transcription | Dear Mr. Carter: At last I reahced the end of the line, and I'm reall7y home! It's hard to believe that it's time, but everything seems so natural, it's just so hard to believe that I was gone for almost two years. When I calle dyou it was from Asherville NC. I took several weeks to get sent form there to here. right now, I'm enjoying the third day of a thirty day sick leave. My only regret, is that all of the original members of our division can't be home too. I feel a little guilty enjoying all the good thiings, when I know exactly what they have to put up with. I guess that what originally looked like a tough break for me, actually has turned out to be a lucky me. Amon Jr. had a terrifically tough break, but I hope that it will end up that hi s was for the best, too. That might seem a silly thing to say, but I know that the 91st at least in is the Rome bridgehead. you probably already know, but last weeek in the Army Register, I noticed that Jim Rominger had been wounde3d and Lt. Hilliand and Klunder were k9illed. I don't believe that you knew those two. This Hilliard was a cousin of Ted Hilliard in the 27th, who you might have known. After I finish this letter, I'm going to send one to AMon Jr. You gave me his address over the phone however if you can, I'd like to have a written sample of it so that I can be sure that I have it right. When I write, I am not permitted to us my military rank, or make any experience that I'm in the armed forces. And when I was overseas,j i wasn't permitted to write to a prisoner of war at all. Enclosed is a clipping of ;my wife and my daughter. My daughter was born only a month after we originally sailed. Contrary to what the article says, she and I are really excellent friends now. I think that she likes the faces I make, better than anyone else's. When Amon Jr. gets home, if he is affected the same as myself, and almost all others, the thing he'll like the most is fresh milk. Before we let, I'd my touch of the stuff, but since I got back it tastes wonderful. We all thought that candy, coca Cola, etc would taste the best but plain cold milk is what took the prize. Truthfullly, I was very disappointed in the civilians, "sacrifices" for the war. I'd expected to see such few cars, and those fille dot capacity, and such shortage3 of everything. Instead they seem just as numerous to now, as they were beofre and they go around just as fast. Black market gasoline and food seems to be just as commmon as regular variety! I'm not a flag-waver, but any means, but by comaprison it hardly seems for some people to be giving so much, and others n ot helping so much. Of course, now that I'm back, the war seems ever so remote to me, so I guess that some people haven't even been able to grasp the significance of it. It's certaintly real enough to some of the fellows, tho, everyday! I've set up my dark room agian, and will be deveoping some Tunsisan pictures. If there are any, especially good, I'll send you prints of them. Thank you again for all you've done for all of use. I know that all the boys have been grateful, even tho they may not have been able to express it to you. Ihope that it won't be long before Amon Jr. will have that tremendous emotional surge in his throat, so he steps off the train to meet his family, like I did. Sincerely , Stanely Malless. | |
