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Letter to Joe Acquista Returned: ‘I Hope It’s a Good Reason’

July 3, 2013

A very short update without much news. … More Letter to Joe Acquista Returned: ‘I Hope It’s a Good Reason’

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The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

July 2, 2013

“They don’t make it the same as we do in the States and I had to put tomato in the thing myself, but it tasted pretty good anyway.” … More The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

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A Mother’s Day Card, Sent by V-Mail

July 1, 2013

This undated Mother’s Day “card” was loose among the letters that my mother had recovered from my grandmother when she died. … More A Mother’s Day Card, Sent by V-Mail

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The Company Has Adopted Some Dogs Named Red and Hootch

June 26, 2013

Hootch is also pregnant. Somehow, Babe knows that Hootch is “an Arab dog” and Red Italian. … More The Company Has Adopted Some Dogs Named Red and Hootch

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‘I Took My First Bath in a Bathtub Yesterday Since I Left Home’

June 25, 2013

The house Babe grew up in only had a bathtub–no shower. I know, because the only time I ever took a bath was when I visited my grandmother in the same house. … More ‘I Took My First Bath in a Bathtub Yesterday Since I Left Home’

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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RSS WWII News

  • Japan lifts post-World War II ban on lethal weapons exports - The Washington Post
  • Community Honors Homeless World War II POW Who Couldn’t Speak - Military.com
  • World War II Movie Kintsukuroi Gets Intense Trailer, Release Date Set | Exclusive - Yahoo
  • 100 Years of Living: Central Texas WWII Veteran marks a century of life - KCENTV.com
  • Plans to Repurpose World War II-Era Hangar, Huts in Goleta Get Design Approval - Noozhawk
  • Clint Eastwood Wishes More People Had Seen His Underrated World War II Movie - SlashFilm
  • Japanese Forces, Playing War Games, Enter the Philippines on the Ground for First Time Since World War II - The New York Sun
  • Netflix Just Landed a Wild New World War II Thriller Described as 'Don't Breathe' Meets '1917' From Sam Raimi - MovieWeb
  • World War II soldier from New Mexico accounted for - KOB.com
  • At a World War II Internment Camp, History Blows Away Wind Energy - The New York Times

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  • The Uncle Who Never Came Home
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