Source: Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
“Two years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the war had taken a deep emotional toll on the entire family, not just those on the battlefield but everyone at home as well. Mom was trying to keep a positive outlook, at least in her letter writing, in her hopes for an early Allied victory. In a letter dated December 5, 1943, [my uncle] George replied: ‘I see you are still trying to predict when the war will be over with. I gave that up, not that I am discouraged but I guess I may as well get used to taking things the way they come.'” (08/26/25)
https://medium.com/@cms10_7549/letters-from-world-war-ii-3-ae612c66c609