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‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’

August 22, 2014

Another letter from my grandmother to my Uncle Babe, returned to her as undeliverable after he was killed. … More ‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’

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‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’

August 14, 2014

The young lady from Jamaica, Long Island, writes again to Babe. With an earlier letter from her, I wondered whether she was Babe’s sweetheart; this one persuades me otherwise. … More ‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’

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From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe

August 13, 2014

One of the few letters I have from Babe’s father. He references my mother doing the sort of charming antics you’d expect from a nearly 5-year-old girl. It seems they tried to keep her aware of her brother, who enlisted when she was three months shy of her third birthday. … More From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe

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That Thing about Cars Is Seemingly Universal

August 12, 2014

“You know how it is, when you something is wrong with your car and you take it to the garage to have it fixed, it runs perfectly.” … More That Thing about Cars Is Seemingly Universal

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‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

August 11, 2014

It’s one of those short letters that would be better if we knew more about what he was responding to. … More ‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

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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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