June 12, 1944

Hal, my dearest,

On Saturday I received the check which you sent for $750.00. I think you’re wonderful. I’ll be able to buy one as soon as I get my July check. We have ten bonds and I hope to soon have twelve. Of course yours is assured and I am pretty sure of mine too.

I had a letter from you today and I think there is something which should be better understood between us. When you come home as I hope very soon now you will come, I am going wherever you go if it is at all possible for you to take me. Peggy and I have talked it over and she realizes of course that I have to be with you. She will give up her job since it is quite impossible to leave Mother and Daddy here alone even in the daytime. I hate terribly for her to have to do it but there just doesn’t seem any other solution. We can, I hope, help them financially. They do not have enough to live on unless I can pay them some board. It will be a blow to them to lose Sam as they love him very dearly. I hope it will be possible for you to be stationed some where in the East so we can come home sometimes. It is a great comfort to be able to see one’s father and mother when they become older and afflicted with the ills of age. I have felt so sorry because you were denied the privilege of being with your own mother in her last illness. I know it would have made you feel easier about her but it would have grieved you terribly to see her so ill and to know that there was nothing anyone could do. I hope you have kind friends to help you through this sad time. More than anything in the world I have longed to be near you and comfort you. You know that you are always in my thoughts and in my prayers.

Good night, beloved one, may all your nicest dreams come true.

all my love,

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