During week 2 in class, we reeded a few articles and letters on WW2, one of my favorites was the communication article section on American soldiers fighting in WW2. Even today, mailing and sending care packages and letters to those in service is still pretty big even with the advanced technology since the 1940s. Those who severs even today still look forward for their name to be a call for mail. The letters the soldiers were receiving was their sanity in the war, as it allow them to escape from “a world of death” as pilot Quentin Aanenson stated in his letter to his girlfriend back home in the States during the WW2 to rejoice in the news of their family and friends back home. From birthday letters to married announcement each one holds special important to the woman and men in the fight. They were excited to hear their name on the mails call , it was what everyone was looking for. The soldiers would be so excited to receive a letter from mom or dad or a neighbor even, some even got ten letters in from back home. I like that it wasn’t only the Warriors that liked receiving the letters but also like writing and sending letters to their loves ones even if they have censored themselves for military safety. They felt comfort in letting their loved ones know they was ok and still alive, decreasing theirs worries of a no return home.
Interesting how powerful these letters were like in class on Thursday we read letters from men from Muhlenberg who was drafted into war, they were writing to the Muhlenberg admission office and favorite faculty members to check in on how the college was doing and how things were back home. Such as Gordan Fisher an Muhlenberg faculty in the admission office would kept constant written dialogue with Jim and students station overseas. Gordan would write letters stating laws developed in America for soldiers fighting in the war and joke with Jim through letters keeping a friendly and hopeful tone between the two. Jim would write back with the same playful tone and describe is nice experience overseas.
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