Source: Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
“My mother’s sister Joan married Frank J. Rubino before the U.S. entrance into the Second World War. Frank was a principled man who was ideologically committed to defeating fascism and racism — both at home and abroad. … Not even the difficulties of military training could deter Frank’s fighting spirit. In a letter from Camp Blanding, Florida, dated December 18, 1943, he described the awful experience of boot camp in a tone that might be recognizable to some of today’s recruits …” (08/19/25)
https://medium.com/@cms10_7549/letters-from-world-war-ii-2-85b8658036e0