Dear Folks –

Surprise! – if Zoe complains that I am not writing her enough explain to her that I wrote to you. Also, her correspondence is confined to only one person (me), while I have to keep you informed as well as the folks in Chicago. Her letters have really been swell and a big boost as well as alot of entertainment. Keep her encouraged and well supplied with stationery.

Dad, I hope you have been able to hold your own and are still wearing the brass in the house. Just throw your rank at them if you have any trouble. I imagine your life is pretty easy now with Zoe feeding the chickens and keeping the yard all cleaned up. Zoe said in one of her letters that you were really very well pleased with her cooking. I believe her and all that, but sometime if you want to write me a personal letter –

All kidding aside, I certainly want to thank both of you, for alot more things than I could possibly mention here, but most of all for taking care of Zoe. Yes, I know you say she’s your daughter but she is also my wife and if there is ever a time in our life that I should be there to take care of her it is now. It makes me feel an awful . lot better to know thzt she is with you.

It sounds as if the war over here is in its final stage and who knows maybe even by the time you receive this letter. However, that is hoping for alittle too much. Even with the ending of the war it will still take some time to hunt down and kill the guerrilla parties. There are going to be an awful lot of problems to solve over here and there are still the Japs. The way I put it it really sounds like a dark picture but time will straighten it out OK.

If I am going to write your daughter a letter tonight I had better get to it as my eyes are getting might heavy. I hope to be eating out of your garden before so very long so you might put in a couple more tomato plants.

Love,

Tom