Love Letters

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1、LoveLettersThispastChristmasseason，myhusband，twodaughtersandItraveledtoSpencer，WestVirginia，tovisitmyparents．Duringthisvisit，Idecidedtoexploretheirattic．Theyhavelivedintheirhomeinthemountainssince1953，soinvestigatingtheatticwasatripdownmemorylaneforme．　　Ipulleddownthefoldingstepsand

2、climbedtheunstableladdertothedusty，cold，wood－plankedthirdfloor．Ilookedaroundandnoticedaveryold，barrel－shapedcoveredbasketinthecorner．IseemedtorememberthatthisbasketwasfilledwitholdlettersmyparentswrotetoeachotherduringWorldWarII．Iopenedthelidofthebasket，andtheretheywere，letterspiled

3、high，fadedanddirty－untouchedsincethedaythey'dbeentossedthere．　　Itseemedashametoleavethemthatway．Decidingtoreadandorganizethembydayandmonth，IaskedMotherandDaddyifIcouldtakethelettersbacktomyIllinoishome．Theyagreed，andsoonafterreturning，Istartedmylittleproject．AsIopenedeachletter，allo

4、fthemdelicatewithage，Idiscoveredanewandpreviouslyunrevealedpageinthisprivatechapterofmyparents'lives．　　MyfatherservedintheArmyasafirstlieutenant，117thInfantryinthe30thDivision．HisletterswerefulloffrontlineaccountsoflandingonOmahaBeach，andtheycontinuedallthewaythroughtheBattleoftheBu

5、lge．Hewroteabouthisdailyexperienceswithcivilians，GermanPOWs，refugees，foxholes，helmetbathsandmore．Iwasdrawntotheseletterslikeamagnet．Eachofmymother'sletterswassealedwithher1944magentalipstickkiss．Daddywrotethathesealedhisreturnlettersbyrekissingherlipstickkiss．Ithoughttomyself，Oh，how

6、theymissedeachother！Thisritualfilledavoidintheirlonely，war－tornlives．　　Ifinishedreadingsixmonthsofthelettersanddiscoveredtherewereatleastelevenmonthsmissing．Wherecouldtheybe?Mymothercouldn'tremember－perhaps，shesaid，theyhadbeenleftinherchildhoodhome；shehadlivedtherewithhermotherwhile

7、Daddywasoverseas．Ifso，thatmeanttheywerelostforever．　　JustsixweeksafterourChristmasvisit，Daddybecameveryillandwashospitalized．Thistime，hewasfightingadifferentkindofwar．Anewprescriptionforarthritishadbeenintroducedtohissystem，andithadalmostkilledhim．Hewasscheduledforkidneydialysiswhen

8、Idecidedtoflydownto