Jan 4, 1944
My dearest Hal,
So at last
you are getting what you deserve. It is wonderful news. We were all so thrilled
when I got your letter this morning. I have waited a long, long time to see
that change and it is a most welcome one.
Of course
as soon as I had your letter I tried to call Sara but our phone along with all
the others in S. D. was dead. The sleet storm we had broke down some wires I
guess and I was not able to get through. I will have Peggy call her from town
tomorrow if our phone isn’t working by then because I know she will be glad to
hear of this.
I don’t
believe I could have had a nicer Christmas present except of course to see you.
I sent you
a cablegram which I hope will reach you and will not scare you to death. I have
never used these E F M cablegram forms but Peggy has received and sent several
to a boy she knows in
I see in
today’s paper that John Trimble, Liz’s “little” brother is married. I
guess even little brothers grow up, don’t they?
Darling, it
is so wonderful about your promotion. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am.
I wish I could be there to pin on your leaves for you and show you how thrilled
I am to have a Major for a husband.
Oh! I almost
forgot to tell you what Sam said about it. I asked him if he wasn’t proud
because they had made Daddy a Major and he said, “Yes, when are they going to
make him a General?” You see according to Sam you are top man in his army
anyway. You are top man with me too in case you didn’t know.
All
my love,
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