{"id":26,"date":"2020-03-25T19:13:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2020-05-22T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T21:33:19","slug":"family-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Family Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3c342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3c342\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b788582\" data-id=\"b788582\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fba750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fba750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Howard and Camille's Engagement Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d29ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d29ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a38638\" data-id=\"7a38638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3f7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a3f7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-654x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-768x1203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-980x1536.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-1307x2048.jpg 1307w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHoward1stDate1943Element-scaled.jpg 1634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">November 1944 Our First Date<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6f186\" data-id=\"da6f186\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04cf11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04cf11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Howard and Camille wrote to each other several times a week up until the time they got married at Fort Bragg in North Carolina where Howard was stationed.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t have Camille&#8217;s letters to Howard but, we do have a few of the wonderful love letter&#8217;s Howard wrote so warmly to his future wife.\u00a0 He expresses in one letter how he wasn&#8217;t a poetic author like &#8220;Robert Browning&#8221; and he had a\u00a0 difficult time expressing his feelings but the sweet names he called Camille such as Honey, Dear, Darling, and Sweet give us an example of the feelings he had for this beautiful young lady. He signed his name &#8220;Smitty&#8221; because at the time his last name was Smith from his step-father. In the Army they gave him the nickname &#8220;Smitty&#8221; and it just stuck with him until he was released from the Army.\u00a0 Later he decided to change his name from &#8220;Smith&#8221; to that of his birth father, which was &#8220;Lundeen.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e644342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e644342\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d2924\" data-id=\"23d2924\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3256767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3256767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CamilleHelm-Element-scaled.jpg\" title=\"CamilleHelm Element\" alt=\"CamilleHelm Element\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb3bbd\" data-id=\"2bb3bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df8bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4df8bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-817x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-817x1024.jpeg 817w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-768x962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-1226x1536.jpeg 1226w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-1635x2048.jpeg 1635w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaptHowardLundeen-scaled.jpeg 2043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c757b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c757b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f74f71a\" data-id=\"f74f71a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2743e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a2743e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Howard and Camille must have been going through a rough patch in their relationship. A long distance relationship, constantly writing and calling took it&#8217;s toll. Howard reassured Camille many times, if he could leave he would but he couldn&#8217;t and wished for Camille to come to him. On October 19th 1945, Howard asked Camille to marry him at the end of the letter for a second time in their relationship. There is a wet mark on the letter that could possibly be a tear from an excited young lady who without many family ties and relationships found herself in love and contemplated a future life with this man that she was beginning to fall in love with.\u00a0 Howard nervously wrote back two days later telling her he tried to call but he couldn&#8217;t get through. His letter is a little more formal. I&#8217;m sure he was extremely nervous about his proposal at the end of the previous letter, not knowing how Camille would react and what her answer might be with where their relationship was heading. Then on Oct 24th he wrote how excited he was that she had accepted his proposal and they both planned a wedding a month away.\u00a0 His letter was filled with excitement and joy that someday she would be his wife.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84367fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84367fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dffa7f1\" data-id=\"dffa7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02704af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02704af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>What was VJ Day? August 15th 1945 was considered &#8220;V-J Day&#8221;\u00a0 Japan ceased fighting in World War II,\u00a0 It was a day of celebration for the world.\u00a0 \u00a0Camille sent a telegram on this exact day.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dba9aa\" data-id=\"0dba9aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7214e94 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7214e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"youtube Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UY5hqzj80rk?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a23013a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a23013a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae9503\" data-id=\"bae9503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296d006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"296d006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba1deb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba1deb3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adbf1cd\" data-id=\"adbf1cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2436f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c2436f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram-1024x715.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/telegram.jpg 1812w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ae8a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ae8a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cd9a5e\" data-id=\"7cd9a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048c245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"048c245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Telegram from Camille to Howard<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-712d981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"712d981\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06976ee\" data-id=\"06976ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10d670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f10d670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Capt H.K Smith Camp Hood Texas<\/p><p>Congratulations Honey for a job well done. Love Camille<\/p><p>August 15 1945-\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>**In reference to VJ Day she sent this telegram to let Howard know how excited she was that the war would soon come to a close.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5218249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5218249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2afa053\" data-id=\"2afa053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec64712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec64712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ba319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ba319\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dc799f\" data-id=\"9dc799f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a24d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a24d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter August 16, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e96b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e96b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d6bd8\" data-id=\"33d6bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8b1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d8b1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945-732x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945-1098x1536.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/elementAug16_1945.jpg 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f41ad1f\" data-id=\"f41ad1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accc28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"accc28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"738\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2-738x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2-768x1066.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2-1107x1536.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElenentAug16Pg2.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38b7c55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38b7c55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d50d4\" data-id=\"31d50d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fa80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79fa80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945-743x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementPg3Aug1945.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38b6546\" data-id=\"38b6546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec3020d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec3020d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7c89a\" data-id=\"7d7c89a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9000eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9000eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hello Y\u2019all\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016 Aug 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here \u2018tis, V-J Day +2 and this fellah has not yet comprehended the full significance of the fateful declaration on 14 August. Maybe this can be attributed to a minimum of celebrating on this Post. The \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d spirit prevails and there has not been a moment of respite in training.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your telegram was received yesterday with a good deal of pleasure. \u00a0Tho I must modestly deny the implication that the war could not have been won without my contribution. Thanks sugar for your thoughtfulness.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just think, no more gas rationing! \u00a0Just drive in and say, \u201cfillerup!\u201d Now if Uncle Sam would kindly give me a week off or send me home, Pandora and I would b e paying you a visit.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you remember Lt. Meyers and his wife, Jane\u201d They have a fairly nice little place on the Post and were telling me last night that if you could possibly swing a trip this way they would be very pleased to have you stay with them. It\u2019s too bad you don\u2019t have a longer vacation or your folks don\u2019t live in this part of Texas. I would very much like to see you about now. Texas is mighty warm these days but we have a luscious swimming pool in which you could languish most of the day.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you like \u201call the men\u201d do you? That\u2019s a broad statement, Camille, and I think you should modify it somewhat. I\u2019m perfectly normal too, but I would hesitate to say I liked all women.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Trailer Park at Big Bear Lake is finally doing business and I\u2019m just wondering if I\u2019ll return before October to assist with the vacationers. I don\u2019t think so.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ross must have gone on leave when I went to the hospital as he has not been around the post week. Glad he wrote to you.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 Eat your vitamins, be a good girl and think of the lanky one<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With Love\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8c44a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c44a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7d133d\" data-id=\"b7d133d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e337c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e337c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><em>***Howard&#8217;s car was a 1940&#8217;s Pontiac that he named &#8220;Pandora&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9a50a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9a50a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1bb512\" data-id=\"c1bb512\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4178207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4178207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5791ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5791ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa8eba\" data-id=\"3fa8eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26e131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e26e131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from September 16, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79c079d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79c079d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3425f18\" data-id=\"3425f18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94f014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c94f014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"753\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945-753x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_1945.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f51e62\" data-id=\"5f51e62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94770b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c94770b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2-751x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept16_Pg2.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af40135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af40135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04ea1ec\" data-id=\"04ea1ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc38b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc38b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3-748x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3-1122x1536.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept16Element_Pg3.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41864d\" data-id=\"c41864d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6d246f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6d246f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a53d3\" data-id=\"46a53d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc53c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc53c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hi Honey!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016 Sept 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The balance of the trip after saying goodnight to you was highly enjoyable but. Could have been more had we another passenger whose initials are C.H. There were times when the captain would have so much liked to relax on a soft shoulder.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My sis at Oak Ridge was expecting me at the meeting was a happy one as we had not seen each other in over two years. She accompanied us from Knoxville to Ashville, N.C. about 150 miles through some of the most scenic country in this region: the \u201cSmokies.\u201d Helen had never been that high before, about 5000feet.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We arrived Fayetteville about 1:30 A.M. on the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Sept got hotel rooms and proceeded to soak up some much needed sleep.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reported into the Post same day but didn\u2019t settle down to work until the following day, the 14<sup>th<\/sup>. I\u2019m CO of the first company activated here (Company \u201cA\u201d) and am very pleased with the officers and cadets assigned me.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Post is much nicer than was expected being a very neat ad clean with lots of lawn, shrubbery and trees. A nice place to conduct a romance. How about it?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have been trying to figure out what either of us gained from our last meeting together and this rather uninspired approach to a very serious subject. It\u2019s quite evident we are not in love but doesn\u2019t necessarily mean we couldn\u2019t be. Perhaps its just as well we enjoy and appreciate each other when and where we can and let our future relationship be guided by sincere and spontaneous emotions. This of course means I\u2019d like to have you visit Bragg as soon and as long as possible.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The rains came with our arrival here and today, Sunday the down pour is incessant. This wouldn\u2019t bother me \u2018cept the room leaks and a steady stream trickles within inches of my bed. Did the storms ever get to Louisville?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Write soon and keep your Captain friend as to events affecting the welfare and well being of my \u201ccareer\u201d girl.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regards to your Aunt and thanks again for taking care of me.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Howie Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dfa20e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dfa20e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7ea5b\" data-id=\"bf7ea5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20aa2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20aa2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"4daf2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From September 23, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d6fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19d6fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8f5028\" data-id=\"d8f5028\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2618c4\" data-id=\"e2618c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1135f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1135f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2-754x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg2.jpg 1304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eebe2b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eebe2b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f713edd\" data-id=\"f713edd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23baa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23baa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3-750x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3-1125x1536.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept23_Pg3.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98a35b0\" data-id=\"98a35b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f58558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f58558\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e41cb90\" data-id=\"e41cb90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835d987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835d987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Camille- dear:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a023 Sept 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your answer to that delayed letter of mine just reached me today. Tis Sunday and I hardly expected any mail but when I returned from church on the main post, there it was on my cot. Good readin\u2019, too with several implications on which Smitty would like you to elaborate. For instance: \u201cI\u2019ve definitely made up my mind to get married and have a family, whether the unlucky man be you or someone else.\u201d\u00a0 That presents a somewhat exciting prospect. So my suggestion is: Take that leave, come to Fort Bragg and lets find out.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glenn is weekend DO and he had Helen come out with the baby. We just had dinner together in the regimental mess. Little Jimmy has been trying to walk and actually took about twenty steps by himself today. One more week and there\u2019ll be no holding him. He loves it. If you come this way Helen says they have an extra room in which they would gladly have you stay.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Recent heavy rains really flooded the neighboring countryside. Flood waters reached an all time high in some places. Fayetteville was in a bad way. Remember the one at Knox last winter?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Training commences tomorrow and our newly arrived trainees are launched on a 17 weeks course. &#8212; Are these boys green! I\u2019ve already had a lot of good laughs at their expense.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fort Bragg is actually a prettier Post than Knox, though it doesn\u2019t have the numerous clubs found there. It is much more forested here. Very nice.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So the tonsils came out? Who was there to hold your hand? We now have something in common , a tonsillectomy.\u00a0 Surely clad you\u2019re doing so well.<\/p><p>\u00a0Keep it up feel good, be good, and tell me when you\u2019re coming my way.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amor,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Howard<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea5257e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea5257e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a67c234\" data-id=\"a67c234\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1844bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1844bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f2329b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2329b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5557394\" data-id=\"5557394\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4180f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4180f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From September 25, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74f418a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74f418a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef6b0c5\" data-id=\"ef6b0c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293278a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"293278a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25-764x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25-1147x1536.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sept25.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9687961\" data-id=\"9687961\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7229759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7229759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2-759x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2-1139x1536.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept25_Pg2.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f57e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44f57e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f8938\" data-id=\"f0f8938\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a9898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a9898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Howdy Sweet!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a025 Sept 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How\u2019s my little convalescent? You certainly bounced back in good shape, making Smitty very happy.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your second letter arrived yesterday and I have read and reread it. Do you realize what you say there might possibly make a married woman out of you? The views expressed on companionship and \u201clove\u201d pretty well coincide with mine. A few more years than you possess have brought me to the same belated conclusion and you\u2019re corresponding with a man who feels \u201cready.\u201d Another visit with each other and perhaps we can decide. Don\u2019t you agree with me that you should see Fort Bragg?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Football season is going into high gear and I plan to include several of the big games in my program. Expect to see the Navy -Duke game Saturday after next, if our Battalion parade doesn\u2019t interfere with the schedule. How would you like to attend too?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Has your Aunt\u2019s boy arrived home yet? If so, she must be quite happy? Taken good care of that throat, Camille, and don\u2019t start eating popcorn too soon.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find time to write and keep this fella informed on your very personal life. He\u2019s very interested.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Much Love,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c175ac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c175ac4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e8cfdb\" data-id=\"2e8cfdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88eacec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88eacec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f398c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f398c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb81caf\" data-id=\"bb81caf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5783dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5783dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from September 28, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-651c821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"651c821\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-703dc86\" data-id=\"703dc86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad01599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad01599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28-758x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12237c0\" data-id=\"12237c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea67b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ea67b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2-751x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementSept28_pg2.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c17692e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c17692e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c6773\" data-id=\"d4c6773\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1606f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept28_pg3-1024x946.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept28_pg3-1024x946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept28_pg3-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept28_pg3-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sept28_pg3.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7a65f\" data-id=\"ea7a65f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-880167e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"880167e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b4cd0\" data-id=\"53b4cd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8aad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8aad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>My Darling,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28 Sept 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most of what is written here will be discussed on the phone tonight if I have any luck getting a call through to you this evening.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s Sunday again and I buzzed over to the Post Chapel for the morning service. Colonel Trexler, the Post Chaplain delivers marvelous sermons and one of his best was presented this morning. It dealt with Martin Luther\u2019s visit to Rome the impetus he gave to Protestantism when he was excommunicate from the Catholic Church. It covered the basic principles of Protestants, of any denomination, are not familiar .<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After the service I met with Chaplain Trexler and made tentative arrangements for our wedding. Told him we would like it performed Thanksgiving Eve. The chapel is used a great deal and considerable advance notice must be given. You\u2019ll like him.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Personally, Sweetheart, this fellow is feeling more certain each day that this proposed \u201cTeam\u201d is going to work out. Hope you feel the same.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you\u2019re very willing to lend an ear to my troubles. Made me feel good to read that but I hope, Darling, that there will always be but few.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saw the Byrnes\u2019 last night and they sent their best.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More later\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0With my Love,<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11fbd07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11fbd07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a72fff9\" data-id=\"a72fff9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96e6724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3f7307 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3f7307\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f231e\" data-id=\"72f231e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94246a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94246a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 3, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e47b2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e47b2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4133e8\" data-id=\"f4133e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9f312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a9f312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-663x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-768x1187.png 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-994x1536.png 994w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM-1326x2048.png 1326w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.50.11-PM.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f124a6\" data-id=\"4f124a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54ae21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b54ae21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-675x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-675x1024.png 675w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-768x1164.png 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-1013x1536.png 1013w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM-1351x2048.png 1351w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-9.48.17-PM.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e052d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e052d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf6441\" data-id=\"acf6441\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1560c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1560c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Dear Camille,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 Oct. 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday afternoon is off now for military personnel as you probably know, and Smitty languishes in his quarters with the world blaring from all radios in his barracks. I was in a \u201cpool\u201d holding the Tigers in the second inning and they let me down miserably. It looks like cubs all the way.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you spend Sunday with Mary? \u00a0Just what are her plans now? She\u2019s off men, again? Give her my regards if she\u2019ll accept them from an old \u201cmale\u201d friend.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just think, a whole summer season has whizzed by since you and I ate green apples in the hills of Ol\u2019 Kentucky. Today in North Carolina is quite evident that winter is approaching fast. The temperature has dropped considerably and it\u2019s actually cold all day. We are still in cottons but expect the order daily to go into woolens. Mine are all in the cleaners so I hope they don\u2019t rush the change this week.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 This evening I expect to go visit an old friend in the 633 TD(Tank Destroyer) at whose marriage I acted as \u201cbest man\u201d. That was in Temple, Texas in August. So you can see they are still honey mooning.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yep, Bragg is O.K. but goodmen only knows how long we\u2019ll be here. Everything seems to be subject to change on short notice. Something to which I reconciled myself long ago in the Army.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I wonder if a feeling of permanency could come with marriage?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hugs \u2018n\u2019 stuff<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf66ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cf66ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b8c64\" data-id=\"51b8c64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36eebc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36eebc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590cb78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590cb78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbea3bb\" data-id=\"bbea3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cfab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47cfab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 7, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f5f41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f5f41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-850f0db\" data-id=\"850f0db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91885d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e91885d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-671x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-1007x1536.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7-1342x2048.jpg 1342w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardLetterOct7.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866884d\" data-id=\"866884d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e040d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00e040d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-675x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45-1349x2048.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElemntHowardOct7_45.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b051e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b051e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb306f0\" data-id=\"cb306f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1671650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1671650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Honey,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7 Oct. 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taps have just sounded which means its past Smitty\u2019s bedtime-but one of your letters arrived today and I wanted to answer it before saying goodnight.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The weekend was fun- with that trip to Durham to see Duke get trounced by Navy. The day was a wet, drizzly one- but it failed to dampen the spirit always in evidence at a big college football game. Glen &amp; Helen were with me- also my roommate L. Jensen. Little Jimmy was left with some friends of the Byrne\u2019s. By the way- he is really using those legs to get him around these days. The pictures we took in Louisville turned out quite well and I have developed the negatives- so I&#8217;ll soon have a set of them to send you.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 The glamour photo you presented me graces our room and occupies a very special place. My fellow officers concur that you are a very attractive girl and, of course, they are very right. Now, just when is this attractive person going to pay me that visit? Uncle Sam says my leave won\u2019t come before Dec. and we have plans to make before then haven\u2019t we? Sure we have,\u00a0 so arrange that vacation or submit your resignation and come this way.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For love<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6f33e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6f33e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6089bf0\" data-id=\"6089bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb5255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cb5255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97cd2fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97cd2fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adac948\" data-id=\"adac948\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07dd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f07dd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From October 10, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ccf523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ccf523\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7cee54\" data-id=\"a7cee54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2a110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d2a110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-664x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-997x1536.jpg 997w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945-1329x2048.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10_1945.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a94bd\" data-id=\"46a94bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c362e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91c362e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"665\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-665x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-997x1536.jpg 997w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945-1329x2048.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct10Element1945.jpg 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f56c354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f56c354\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89d6f4a\" data-id=\"89d6f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0938a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0938a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hello Dear-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010 Oct 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Middle of the week and a half a day off. Haven\u2019t done much with it \u2018cept remain in quarters and feel somewhat miserable with a bad head cold.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Just came up from mess where I had supper with the Byrnes\u2019. She comes out to camp quite frequently to eat as they yet have no kitchen facilities themselves. Helen brought the extra copies of our snapshots that were ordered and I\u2019m sending you almost a complete set to include some of those taken on the trip through the \u201cSmokies\u201d, the group picture. \u00a0Also sending a set to each of my sisters.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The date has been set to go into woolen here- and it\u2019s about time. The wind has been from the North and one feels chilled the whole day through. We change next Monday.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By the way, my hair is growing back and I just can\u2019t do a thing with it. Will probably have it clipped to its former convenient length again before you come out. You never did mind it short, anyway, did you?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How\u2019s the throat feeling these days? No lingering soreness, I hope. Keep yourself healthy and happy &#8212;\u00a0 for Smitty<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;with love.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb8a6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb8a6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f00fa13\" data-id=\"f00fa13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6d6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c6d6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ee457 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ee457\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04006dc\" data-id=\"04006dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c977e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3c977e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 19, 1945.      \"Lets Get Married\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29a6692 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29a6692\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19_1945-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19_1945-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19_1945-1121x1536.jpg 1121w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19_1945.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d32642\" data-id=\"9d32642\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1084063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1084063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element-743x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element-1114x1536.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Page2Oct19Element.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be0861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be0861\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5cdd6f\" data-id=\"e5cdd6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d307f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d307f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3-746x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct19Page3.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5492e47\" data-id=\"5492e47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4128119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4128119\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fc1740\" data-id=\"4fc1740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ded2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ded2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Darling,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 19 Oct. 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A correspondence courtship is not exactly what this lanky one would prefer cause the same harvest moon that beams upon you is a Carolina moon also and is accentuating the growing,\u00a0 and persistent desire to see and be with you.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday\u2019s letter from Louisville was a little more reassuring than Monday\u2019s, Tho a good deal of uncertainty is still evident. It seems the big trouble lies in the office, honey, where one Camille Helm appears to be indispensable. Course, Smitty can\u2019t blame \u2019em for trying to hold onto a good thing but there\u2019s a bigger career for every women\u00a0 and that\u2019s for you.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warm weather returned to this region again and we were fortunate to complete our work on the rifle range under almost ideal conditions. My men qualified a little over 50% which is pretty fair considering the speed with which we put them through.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tonight I ran my roommate and company officer into Fayetteville to catch a bus for Raleigh where he will hop a plane for Chicago. He received a telegram earlier that his wife was in childbirth\u00a0 and to come immediately. He was pretty excited and nervous. Guess he\u2019ll return in 10 days,\u00a0 a proud father.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Byrnes have moved to another four room apartment that is supposed to be an improvement over the first place in that they how have a kitchen. They send best regards and say \u201churry out!\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t be too disappointed in me as a correspondent, Camille, as I lay no claim to being a Robert Browning and leave much to be desired when it comes to composing \u201cbillet doux\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evidently friends have you wondering about many things \u2013not the least of which is \u201cWhat is Mormonism?\u201d Please investigate Camille, if you are interested, but don\u2019t read prejudiced material or you\u2019ll probably believe like many another misinformed person that Mormons grow horns and marry countless women. Taint so. They\u2019re normal just like other people.\u00a0 Me too.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Good night, Sweet<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Problems? Let\u2019s get married.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269ed58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269ed58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da23125\" data-id=\"da23125\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa11060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa11060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b21f9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b21f9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4aa103\" data-id=\"c4aa103\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e41e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e41e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 21, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b973913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b973913\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6644464\" data-id=\"6644464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a072df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a072df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945-748x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945-1122x1536.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21element1945.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a92b3\" data-id=\"45a92b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e869e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e869e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2-750x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2-1125x1536.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct21Element1945Pg2.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60969b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c60969b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-333eebd\" data-id=\"333eebd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d4ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d4ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Dear Camille, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a021 Oct 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another weekend has just about slipped by making it a little over five weeks since arriving Fort Bragg. They have gone rapidly \u2013 cause there has been plenty to do even tho we now work fewer hours than formerly. Wednesday afternoon off certainly breaks up the week. Most of my spare time now will either be spent on the golf course or the tennis court.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This afternoon I played tennis for the first time since leaving Knox and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Played with two other Lieutenants and some Colonel\u2019s wife who, incidentally, plays a neat brand of tennis. The weather has been ideal for it.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tried phoning you last night from the Main Post but you had just left the house when the connection was made. Sorry I missed you, honey cause a short chat would have made me feel better. You are on my mind quite a bit.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Changed my quarters today as the room I had permitted old Pluvious to drench me whenever he decided to cloud up and rain. The leak was directly over my bed and it seems they will never get around to repairing the roof.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 But that\u2019s enough of my troubles. If I want to cry- there is always the chaplain &#8212; so they say in the army. Your shoulder would be much nicer. Wish it was here.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ab56c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ab56c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05663b7\" data-id=\"05663b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a73533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a73533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2c332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2c332\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c5673b\" data-id=\"8c5673b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4234aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4234aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 24, 1945 (Planning the Wedding)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a19d03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a19d03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-612885a\" data-id=\"612885a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8e70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe8e70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-795x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-1193x1536.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor-1591x2048.jpg 1591w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct241945Elentor.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4d4ea1\" data-id=\"f4d4ea1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4409309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4409309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-789x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-1184x1536.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor-1578x2048.jpg 1578w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oct24Page2Elemntor.jpg 1834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c413be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c413be1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4c8a66\" data-id=\"b4c8a66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b3494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b3494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Hello Sweet!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a024 Oct 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here I am trying to get another call through to Louisville. The operator promised one to two hours wait.\u00a0 However, it appears as if it will be longer. There are just too many officers lined up for a single pay phone. Do you mind a short paper chat while I wait?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The letter arrived today in which you make the happy conclusion I had hoped you would: Marriage within the month! We are both aware of the important decision made, honey, which, I feel has been dictated by both our heads and hearts. You don\u2019t wear the ring yet \u2013 there is an exciting feeling of being pledged. (Please send me your ring size right away. There is a jeweler in Los Angeles I want to work on it)<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We will draw our license shortly after you arrive and be prepared for the wedding on Thanksgiving Eve \u2013 if not earlier. I\u2019ll handle all the arrangements here, Darling, but if you want to mail announcements you may want to decide on the type at that end. (You are marrying Captain Howard Kenneth Smith. Remember?)<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Please don\u2019t let your pride, Honey, interfere with coming as soon as possible. \u2018cause I really would be coming your way if the situation here would permit it. That 10 day leave still has to be negotiated.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The pen is running out of ink so it\u2019s goodnight, Sweetheart. If the call doesn\u2019t go through before midnight Smitty will try again next Sunday, 28 Oct, 6:00 PM your time.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My Love<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b9a362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b9a362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97589d7\" data-id=\"97589d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b23e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85b23e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f755d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f755d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6992d61\" data-id=\"6992d61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed3cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bed3cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from October 29, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd1cf19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd1cf19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d10e1\" data-id=\"54d10e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8614996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8614996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29-709x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-635af1d\" data-id=\"635af1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913472e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"913472e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"706\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2-706x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2-1058x1536.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HiHoneyOct29Pg2.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d62f43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d62f43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-453097b\" data-id=\"453097b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e79718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e79718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hi Honey!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a029 Oct 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another note before retiring. Our 12 minute conversation last night was hardly sufficient to ask and answer many questions. But it was good to hear your voice.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today, I again saw the Post Chaplain and he was glad to change the time from Thanksgiving Eve to Thanksgiving night 7:00 PM was set as the time. How\u2019s that? Also made arrangements for you and your girlfriend to stay in the Guest room at the Main Club. The blood test and license we can manage after you arrive.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you think of seeing, Washington &amp; New York as a part of the Honeymoon?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My sis, Margie\u2019s husband returned from overseas and they are enjoying his furlough in Wisconsin. He is to be discharged this week and Margie will be separated from the service very shortly after She is to come to the separation center at this Post. So I will be seeing her again soon. It may work out that she and her husband, too can be present for our wedding. Hope so.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our battalion held it\u2019s first Retreat, Parade ceremony this evening and I think my men did splendidly for their first time. I\u2019m proud of \u2018em. We also won our first game of a volleyball tournament tonight. How\u2019s that?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another night and it\u2019s \u201cTaps\u201d again. I\u2019ll dream of you.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With Love,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-178c799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"178c799\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63790d3\" data-id=\"63790d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ce6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"91ce6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fad2d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fad2d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a7df3\" data-id=\"78a7df3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c61661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c61661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from November 1, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d2c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d2c16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe005be\" data-id=\"fe005be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3fc6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3fc6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"706\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1-706x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3787671\" data-id=\"3787671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162b121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"162b121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2-710x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg2.jpg 1272w\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e19ad7e\" data-id=\"e19ad7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc290cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc290cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4-708x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElementNov1_Pg4.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d266055 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d266055\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57e31a8\" data-id=\"57e31a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c90b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c90b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 My Darling,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Three weeks tonight and we\u2019ll be Mr. and Mrs.! As the time draws near my impatience at any delay becomes more accentuated. Now that we are decided, that day can\u2019t come too soon.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ross finally dropped me another letter, telling me that his wife has been visiting him, which accounts for his delay in writing. At the time, he didn\u2019t know we were going to become one. So I enlightened him. Surely wish he could be here for best man. He might be shipped here yet.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Played volleyball in the Post tournament again tonight at the Field House. Glen played too, and Helen and little Jim watched from the side line. We won again.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Did I tell you already that my sis, Margie expects to be discharged right away and will come to the Fort Bragg Separation Center? Her husband, already discharged, will probably be with her. Sure would be swell if they could be here for the wedding.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lucille, the California Sister, writes that she is mighty happy about the whole thing and can hardly wait till she meets you. Hope that won\u2019t be before too long.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Went into Fayetteville again yesterday to settle a few more questions regarding license, etc. There is no three day wait after the license is issued but we both must have a blood test and a physical exam. You can bring a test on your blood from Kentucky but the physical examination will have to be made here. It would save time, maybe, Honey if you have the test made there.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As for a place to live when we return from our trip, I have made no real effort yet. Perhaps we can do that together on my leave time (which is going to be fifteen days instead of ten). However , if I run across a good lead on a place, I\u2019ll try to hold it.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 About the ring for me, Darling, Why don\u2019t you spare that expense at this time and make it at a later date? Put the money into your Trousseau. Be sure and keep me informed as to just when and where you expect to arrive. Will it be train to Fayetteville or plane to Raleigh?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As usual these nights, Camille, I crawl into my squeaky army cot and lay my head down with mighty sweet dreams. It\u2019s time for that now, so good night Darling.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My Love.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Smitty<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P.S. Have you decided on announcements?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18716e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18716e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b3825e\" data-id=\"7b3825e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355538a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"355538a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b51904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b51904\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f4e2a\" data-id=\"09f4e2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbe7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cbe7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 2, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b646893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b646893\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5a2b94\" data-id=\"b5a2b94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8d43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae8d43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2-714x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2-1071x1536.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac5df\" data-id=\"f9ac5df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c6124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77c6124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2-705x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov2_page2.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29f96d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29f96d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7573dd6\" data-id=\"7573dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b8d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b8d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Sweet,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How\u2019s the Bond selling goin\u2019 these days? Looks like they\u2019re going to make you earn that salary during the last days you\u2019re with Reliance. Don\u2019t work too hard. Save yourself for a strenuous Honeymoon.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just returned from the Fieldhouse again where our team, the 14<sup>th<\/sup>, beat the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> cavalry squadron in two straight matches of volleyball. So far we\u2019re unbeaten, but we\u2019ve yet to meet the toughest teams. How would you like to join the rooters on the sidelines?<\/p><p>Today has been rather busy for me. Orders came down yesterday to move the company to a new area and we\u2019ve been bristling at that job for the past eight hours. Tomorrow should see us completely moved. Oh yes, and we\u2019ve received a new unit designation which you will observe on the envelope.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Byrnes are not certain they will be here for the wedding, cause Glen thinks his discharge will come through before then. I don\u2019t think it will, so perhaps he\u2019ll be the best man.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goodnight, Darling.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbd542b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbd542b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c14d2bd\" data-id=\"c14d2bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf05258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf05258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27317c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27317c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edc5411\" data-id=\"edc5411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6391a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6391a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from November 4, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a40ee8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a40ee8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a617d\" data-id=\"53a617d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f102f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f102f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4-723x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4-1084x1536.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b9d9b5\" data-id=\"5b9d9b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499d31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"499d31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2-710x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2-1066x1536.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_Pg2.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2c1851 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2c1851\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca4c512\" data-id=\"ca4c512\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7d0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf7d0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3-714x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3-1071x1536.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov4_pg3.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-610dd03\" data-id=\"610dd03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e35d14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e35d14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-658e246\" data-id=\"658e246\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d8531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Sweetheart\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A frigid Northern and gray, bleak skies make this Sunday very much a wintery one. We have had beautiful warm weather up until today. Let the wind blow and the temperature drop, tho it can\u2019t lessen the warm glow I feel about the future. Eighteen more days!<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you remember the Myers at Fort Knox? They are still at Hood with Ross, but expect to come to Fort Bragg. \u00a0Also, just dropped \u2018em a line to tell them that Helm and Smith are joining forces. This is a consolidation which they have long encouraged. His letter to me revealed the news that my old CO, Colonel Mathews, has been declared surplus, and will be retired. He also states that Camp Hood, as a Tank Destroyer Center will be completely closed by January.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Please note, Darling, that my unit here has been redesignated and we are now the 15<sup>th<\/sup> Sep TD Tng Br., 5<sup>th<\/sup> Composite Tng Regiment. The redesignated \u00a0necessitated a move too, and my company spent Friday and Saturday moving to quarters in a new area.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A telegram received yesterday notified me that Margie will be here tomorrow for separation from the service. She is bringing Otto., her husband, who has already been discharged and he will be checked with me during the process. Guess they won\u2019t be able to remain around for the wedding, however, tho I intend making an appeal.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You mentioned a radio Sweet, that you want to ship. Since the Byrnes may or may not be here, it would perhaps be best to send it directly to me. Is it big or little?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m debating starting our trip the very night of the wedding and making that first stop over in Washington D.C. What Say?\u00a0 Missed church today as there are numerous little reasons for remaining in quarters: sewing, writing, polishing, etc.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Await your next letter&#8212;&#8211;<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With Love,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15944cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15944cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51222bb\" data-id=\"51222bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9c89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be9c89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fa188c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fa188c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eec5b5\" data-id=\"9eec5b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2726c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2726c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 8, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cff0a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cff0a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76f0a5\" data-id=\"f76f0a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea9343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ea9343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8-714x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-8.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1a826f\" data-id=\"a1a826f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919aeef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"919aeef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2-708x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov8_pg2.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cad3ffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cad3ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f49d43\" data-id=\"1f49d43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3965d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3965d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Howdy Honey!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0November 8, 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019ll begin with the volleyball report: Our team trounced First Army, and we lead undefeated.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The past couple of days have been fairly busy with Otto and Margie here, as I have attempted to entertain them a little while still trying to function in the company. \u2018Twas fun. Last night my Sis was handed her final discharge papers, making her Mrs. Gunderson again, and are they a happy couple. We drove into Fayetteville for lunch today and I said goodbye shortly after as they entertained for Washington.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The next time I see them, you\u2019ll be with me and it\u2019ll likely be in California.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yesterday afternoon I took Pandora into a garage in Fayetteville and had a little work done to get her in shape for the trip. I think she\u2019s ready to perform satisfactorily for the newlyweds.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you arrive Tuesday evening, Wednesday is going to be a fairly busy day for us. Will you have your blood test? I expect to run over to the hospital next week for mine.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0 So you are coming well \u201cbagged\u201d Just like a woman you say? Well, I wouldn\u2019t know.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goodnight Darling<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Your Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c5613c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c5613c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125ca83\" data-id=\"125ca83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6002cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6002cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9074dfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9074dfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc8401\" data-id=\"fbc8401\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fb87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81fb87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 19, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff9316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff9316\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b7b2b\" data-id=\"10b7b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c20f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4c20f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9-729x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9-1093x1536.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b2fe\" data-id=\"2a5b2fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbd832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cbd832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2-711x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2-1066x1536.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov9_Pg2.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9016065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9016065\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e581307\" data-id=\"e581307\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1a537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1a537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Camille Dear,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here\u2019s the \u201cbefore \u2013 going \u2013 to \u2013 sleep\u201d note that I said would follow our phone conversation this evening.\u00a0 Again it was good to hear your voice and know that you are anticipating the prospect of becoming Mrs. Smith. The\u00a0 thought of our adventure into \u201cLife\u201d has me pretty much on edge and now I\u2019m counting the hours. If we both have our blood tests and physicals when you arrive, we then only have to get the license and we\u2019ll be ready. I think you\u2019ll like our \u201cquarters\u201d that was mentioned, too, as having been arranged today. No kitchen but you\u2019ll be given ample opportunity later on to fatten me with your own culinary techniques. Yes, I need a little weight, Honey, and I\u2019m expecting you to do for me what no one or nothing else has been able: add on a few pounds. Can you do it?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Next week, beginning Tuesday, I take the Company into the field for a week\u2019s training. We live in our pup tents and mess out of a field kitchen. If the weather remains good, as it is at present, we should have an enjoyable time.\u00a0 If it turns cold and wet, I don\u2019t like to think about it.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hope you have some warm woolens, darling cause when we go North, \u2018tis liable to be a little chilly. But then we\u2019ll have our love to keep us warm, won\u2019t we?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goodnight Sweet.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e25268 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e25268\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0b110e\" data-id=\"d0b110e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000eeb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"000eeb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30841be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30841be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b2504\" data-id=\"85b2504\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4406e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4406e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 12, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed86065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed86065\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa96060\" data-id=\"aa96060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed4309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ed4309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1-709x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg1.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ebcbe7\" data-id=\"7ebcbe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca47ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ca47ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2-711x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2-1066x1536.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov12_pg2.jpg 1306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a8cff1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a8cff1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffc217d\" data-id=\"ffc217d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f52b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4f52b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 My Darling,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This correspondence courtship will soon draw to a close at the sound of the wedding bells. Nervous? I hope so.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Today was another holiday for us to compensate for, Armistice being on Sunday. \u00a0I personally did very little. A little golf or tennis would have been good for me but I did neither. Some letters were written, shoes were polished, Pandora was given a bath, a few billiards with the boys and a show tonight: \u201cShe Couldn\u2019t Say Yes.\u201d Very funny.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Have I told you before that my new roommates wife\u2019s name is Camille, too? It is and she\u2019s a charming girl also, from South Carolina. They both became parents last Thursday when she gave birth to a baby girl. I think Lt. Sharp wanted a boy, but they\u2019re always just as happy with whatever they get The baby, too is named Camille. So we\u2019re going to have to give you all numbers to save confusion.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My thoughts turn constantly to the approaching event which will mean so much to both of us. The biggest moment in our lives to date, hew adventures and greater happiness.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tomorrow morning, I arise a little earlier to make last minute arrangements for our move into the field. The weather is grand and I hope it holds.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Especially for us.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Goodnight my Love,<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Your, Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87a13de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87a13de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53bc5c9\" data-id=\"53bc5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962f788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"962f788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98890ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98890ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3acfad0\" data-id=\"3acfad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee1407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ee1407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 14, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8106e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8106e84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04bd223\" data-id=\"04bd223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa1cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aa1cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--697x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14--1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov-14-.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f28963\" data-id=\"9f28963\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd271b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dd271b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-718x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2-1437x2048.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov14_pg2.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b326a13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b326a13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e90eaa\" data-id=\"9e90eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfe8ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bfe8ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Dearest (Wife-to-be),\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a014 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another note on this Wednesday to remind you again that a certan Army Officer commonly called Smitty, is biting his nails more furiously each passing day and you know why. Perhaps, without the engagement ring on your finger, you too, find it a little difficult to realize that there is only one more weekend between us and the biggest moment of our lives.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The company spent yesterday moving to and establishing the bivouac (temporary camp for soldiers without tents or cover usually). The area is very nice and once we\u2019re functioning smoothly tis more like a picnic than a boring phase of training. We are fortunate to have a Public Address System with us on which we can amplify our bugle calls, marches, and popular music. The mess is good and we also operate a small PX for the men. Wish you were here. You could share my sleeping bag with me. The weather is not too bad, tho we have occasional showers.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The discharge requirements leave been lowered again and now it appears that you may have a civilian husband sometime in February, on length of service.\u00a0 At that time we\u2019ll continue the honeymoon trip to California.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Margie just dropped a card which informed me they had purchased an automobile in Milwaukee. Enough of this train travel they say.\u00a0 Another letter was received from Ross. He doesn\u2019t expect to come here now, but stay at Camp Hood, Texas until discharged. I surely hope they have good luck on their next baby due about Christmas.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m trotting into Fayetteville now on a couple of matters of business. Will write you once again tomorrow, and then stand by in nervous expectancy, for the choo-choo and you on Tuesday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My Love Sweet,<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-949a6fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"949a6fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ef0dc\" data-id=\"c8ef0dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdc4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bdc4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5072e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5072e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed3176\" data-id=\"5ed3176\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e931fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e931fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From November 15, 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bd6009 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bd6009\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc3c100\" data-id=\"dc3c100\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98746bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98746bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-715x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15-1429x2048.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aece245\" data-id=\"aece245\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9185774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9185774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-718x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-1077x1536.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2-1436x2048.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nov15_pg2.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18e6a22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18e6a22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9416aa\" data-id=\"d9416aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa35dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aa35dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Darling,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 15 Nov 1945<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And how\u2019s my little \u201ccorn-popper\u201d in these last few pre-nuptial days? Not overworking, I hope. How\u2019s the new brunette doing in your place at Reliance? She undoubtedly will never be able to do the job as well as her predecessor, who this fellah believes, will carry her aptitude into the new role: Homemaker.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The good weather that I was hoping to continue, came abruptly to an end last night when a storm struck with high winds and rain. This of course, leaves much to be desired under field conditions but the men are not bothered too much by the elements unless it turns cold then it\u2019s rough. Honey, how are your \u201celements\u201d at this time?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christmas is only a little over a month away and I have yet to do any shopping for it whatsoever. We are going to be able to do that together; Perhaps a little on our trip. Have you done any yet?<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mary must think quite a bit of you Camille, to wish on coming all the way with you for the wedding. Is she this girlfriend to whom you first referred as attending you at the ceremony? Tell her I\u2019ll be happy to see her.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, Sweetheart, my mind is pretty much a total blank on news from here of further interest. The trivialities of daily routine cannot find space in this letter with my mind so occupied with the near future and the promise of good things to come.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be a sweet girl and carefree. This is the last letter that will reach you before entertaining for Fort Bragg. Look for me Fayetteville, Tuesday, 4:30 P.M. I\u2019ll be see you.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0With Love,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smitty<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dcc798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dcc798\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea84f04\" data-id=\"ea84f04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbd461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bbd461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"994\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-994x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-994x1024.jpg 994w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PostChapelElement-1989x2048.jpg 1989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Post Chapel-- Fort Bragg, Nortrh Carolina<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99beb1f\" data-id=\"99beb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5940a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5940a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"784\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-11.06.26-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-11.06.26-PM.png 784w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-11.06.26-PM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-11.06.26-PM-768x666.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a8c19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a8c19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-630b783\" data-id=\"630b783\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f85a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f85a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945. The picutresque Post Chapel in Fort Bragg, No. Carolina, seemed at that time to be the perfect setting for the Holy Matrimony of Elizabeth Camille Helm and Captain Howard Kenneth Smith.\u00a0 Post Chaplin, Colonel Charles D. Trexler, performed the ceremony with Camille&#8217;s long time friend from Louisville, Mary Seymour, and Howard&#8217;s friend, Lt. Glenn Byrnes and his wife Helen acting as witnesses. Camille wore a dressy dress with a beautiful white orchid Howard had given her, and Howard wore his Captain&#8217;s uniform. The double ring ceremony ended as we knelt, joining our right hands with the Chaplain laying his right hand on ours, and as he blessed us wit h these words:&#8221;The union in marriage: sanctify and bless you, that ye may please Him both in body and soul, and live together in holy love until life&#8217;s end. Amen&#8221;<\/p><p>No family attended. Margie and Otto couldn&#8217;t make it. Howard&#8217;s mother passed away and Camilles stepfather prevented her mother from coming.\u00a0<\/p><p>They left immediately following the ceremony for their honeymoon in Howard&#8217;s 1940 Pontiac.\u00a0 They traveled to Washington D.C. and New York returning to Fort Bragg.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec0bbd\" data-id=\"cec0bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8719c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8719c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement-667x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/OttoMargieelement.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Sis Margie and Husband Otto<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf1afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccf1afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"113\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-10.56.08-PM-113x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-10.56.08-PM-113x300.png 113w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-21-at-10.56.08-PM.png 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Witness- My friend from Louisville- Mary<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0db179b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0db179b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d2128a\" data-id=\"2d2128a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bd3cab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bd3cab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27634e0\" data-id=\"27634e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baac490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baac490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certificate of Marriage- Fort Bragg, North Carolina 1945<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06c5a22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06c5a22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13c07e\" data-id=\"a13c07e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de123af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de123af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate-1024x772.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriage-certificate.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b366156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b366156\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41aa48f\" data-id=\"41aa48f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5f293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d5f293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f2845 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03f2845\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c129395\" data-id=\"c129395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07d3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a07d3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Honeymoon -- Washington D.C. & New York<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f78d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f78d13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c296e\" data-id=\"d2c296e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f792d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f792d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-1024x624.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-1536x937.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeymoon-2048x1249.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ee484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ee484\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-526724c\" data-id=\"526724c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7c533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a7c533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/honeymoonstuff-2048x1369.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f7d76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f7d76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eae3e1\" data-id=\"7eae3e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef6052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ef6052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a9040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a9040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e559ab\" data-id=\"8e559ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a214eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a214eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-1024x672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/marriagething-2048x1344.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc13492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc13492\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d4ed1\" data-id=\"d8d4ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2bd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2bd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Howard and Camille were sealed in the Manti Temple July 31, 1953, &#8220;for <strong>Time<\/strong> and all <strong>Eternity<\/strong> in the <strong>House of the Lord<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-763a47d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"763a47d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7356698\" data-id=\"7356698\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffd625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ffd625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59aad26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59aad26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dece348\" data-id=\"dece348\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa96ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa96ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family letter's through the years<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05d5fae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05d5fae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a35af4\" data-id=\"0a35af4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9bc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f9bc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d9756 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d9756\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde7e5e\" data-id=\"fde7e5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451ce3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"451ce3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christmas Letter Dated 1961<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-836b4c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"836b4c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a6398\" data-id=\"03a6398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0579770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0579770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Dear Family,<\/p><p>The season of Christmas and festivities is upon us again and we&#8217;re all another year older and another year wiser. Well, it would be wonderful if that were the case, but each year we are convinced that the old Berman saying is so true &#8212; &#8220;We grow too soon old, and too late smart.&#8221; This seems true in our case at least, for we feel &#8220;too soon old&#8221; when we look up at our three older children and realize that they are practically grown already, and we feel &#8220;too late smart&#8221; when we think of all the important things that we haven&#8217;t taught them as yet, and &#8220;too late smart&#8221; for not having thought up a good enough plan to get the Hem\/Gilbert clan together for a grand reunion.<\/p><p>I, Camille always get a good case of nostalgia this time of year, feeling with it a sense of urgency to get our families toghether soon before the up and coming generation goes its own way without ever having seen many aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. We propose that everyone made a suggestion along this line and let&#8217;s start working on something. We&#8217;d love you all to come out here and we&#8217;ll see that you viist Disneyland, Pacific Ocean park, our painted desert, and take a ride on the blue Pacific. How about it????<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We hope this last year has been real wonderful for all of you and that the one ahead will be even better. Last year brought a few changes for us that are worth mentioning, the most important being a new addition to our home a family room, kitchen combination. This has moved the T.V. out of our living room; and in redoing the kitchen, we added a dishwasher and electric built-in oven and range. Of course, we&#8217;re wondering how we ever lived without all of this.<\/p><p>Now that Kelly, our lively fifteen month old, is at the pulling everything down stage, it is especially nice for we can just close off the other part of the house. Kris, our four year old, and Kelly have a great time together, and the family room is the ideal place for their kind of play. Kelly still has a head full of blond curls that Mother refuses to cut until he is two, even though everyone mistakes him for a girl.<\/p><p>Kim is now an Eagle Scout and is working on his Duty to God Award that calls for almost perfect attendance in Church for three years. He is almost six feet tall, and is our tall, dark and handsome boy with much teenage, worrisome energy. He earned a letter in school this year in football. By the way, our school Birmingham, plays its last game this Saturday, vying for Los Angeles City Championship. We&#8217;re proud of our team.<\/p><p>Kenny is twelve years old and in junior high. His twelfth birthday in October was an important one, for at that age he became a Deacon in the Church and is now able to pass the Sacrament. Also, he graduated from Primary into the MIA, our teenage organization. He, too, is active in Scouting, hoping to be First Class at our next Court of Honor. Kenny has a wonderful sense of humor that keeps things from getting too serious around the Lundeen household. He also won a letter in Noon League Football, and he continues to enjoy art, another area in which he has real talent. One of his drawings from his Art Class was sent to the Los Angeles Exhibit.<\/p><p>Pam is quite a young lady and has included boys as one of her interests and hobbies. She is at the present time converting her boyfriend, Paul to the church. In high school, she has been placed in an accelerated program after being tested for scholastic abilities. One of her classes is a College Secretarial Science class, and others are Spanish III, Algebra, English Literature, Science, modern dance, and drivers education. Besides doing well in her studies, she manages to make most of her own clothes, usually designing them herself, so we try not to complain about boyfriends. She has to be in bed each school evening there are boys around. She has her own phone in her room, so her last goodnight is to a boyfriend who called her on the phone.<\/p><p>Dad is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the present time and we&#8217;re hoping he&#8217;ll be home for Christmas. We miss him terribly, but ten years working for Howard Hughes has taught us that when things are quiet and beginning to run smoothly, it&#8217;s time to be sent out of town. There&#8217;s never a dull moment and for this I suppose we should be thankful. It keeps us on our toes and alert. We really have so many blessings, more numerous than we could mention and more perhaps then we deserve. This brings you up to date on the Lundeens, and we&#8217;d like to bring you up to date on our wishes for you:<\/p><p>We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!<\/p><p>Sincerely,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Howard, Camille, Pam, Kim, Kenny, Kris, and Kelly<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdb1cb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdb1cb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2616d98\" data-id=\"2616d98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780c4f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780c4f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christmas Letter Dated 1968<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d6a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6d6a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cfb10c\" data-id=\"7cfb10c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85869b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b85869b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Our Dear Family,<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Old Father Time has done it again; another year has sped by and we find ourselves just getting the holiday decorations neatly tucked away when it is time to get them out again. And we have been out of touch with many of you family members since last December 25. We hope you will include a newsletter in yourcard to bring us up to go date, and we will do the same.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 1968 has been a busy year and somewhat eventful for us. Pam graduated from Brigham Young University with her BA Degree in education. She is now teaching sixth grade in Murray, Utah, while attempting to further her education with fun classes, or classes she hasn&#8217;t had time to take until now. She is currently enrolled in a scuba diving course&#8211; the only girl in her class. Needless to say, she is having fun! We&#8217;re hoping that her next degree will be marriage to a worthy young man. She is enjoying most having her own money, her own car and color TV, being twenty one and able to vote, and telling her &#8220;big buck story&#8221; of the deer she almost shot during the Utah deer season this year. As her parents, We&#8217;re looking forward to having her home for a week at Christmas time when she and Mother Gilbert will drive in from Salt Lake City together.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kim will be in Denmark again this Christmas, but we&#8217;re looking forward already to his return home the first part of December 1969. He loves his missionary work among the Danish people and the countryside. His assignment as counselor to the mission president has afforded him the opportunity to travel throughout Denamrk several times this year. His letters are most inspirational and show much growth and maturity on his part. He would love hearing from you.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kenny is nineteen in October. While he&#8217;s making up his mind if he has a deep enough desire to follow in his brother&#8217;s footsteps and go on a mission for two and a half years, the U.S. Army will probably reach out its long arm and decide for him. He&#8217;s big, healthy, robust and fun loving&#8211; undecided about the spiritual values of life at this moment. Motorcycles, cars, and girls offer much competition.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Kris is eleven, in the sixth grade, almost as tall as his Mom, and is presently sporting a broken arm from a school football game. He&#8217;s graduated from Cub to Guide Scouts and enjoys it, along with every other group activity he can get himself involved in.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelly is eight. He is our studious one &#8212; studies the dictionary and reads a great deal. He&#8217;s active in Cub Scouting.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dad is also active in Scouting, having competed another year as Boy Scout Counselor for Art and Citizenship in several areas. He continues his position on the High Council of the Church where he is active on several committees, including one for the Presiding Bishopric that involves writing the Adviser&#8217;s Manual for Deacons, and other projects.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I graduated in June, too, but from San Fernando Valley State College with a BA degree in English and Speech. I&#8217;ve been engaged this semester in a practice teaching project at two junior high schools. It&#8217;s been hard, but interesting as I have worked with excellent Master Teachers. This is a culmination of a life-long determination to teach, besides offering some much needed monetary value when I start teaching with the Los Angeles School System in February.<\/p><p>Well, Family, we&#8217;d surely like to see each of you. Even though we don&#8217;t write often, we think of you so much,, and reminisce. May your holiday season be filled with peace, joy, and real happiness.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lovingly,<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 The California Lundeens<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f4353b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f4353b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc46e\" data-id=\"f9fc46e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f45d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f45d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a989f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a989f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7813ca\" data-id=\"c7813ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701c9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701c9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter From 1980- Howard & Camille on their Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0d0646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0d0646\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-240575d\" data-id=\"240575d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f1d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3f1d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Our Dear Special Family,<\/p><p>Each of you is so important to us. What would life be like without you!<\/p><p>Our thoughts and our hearts are there today at our family reunion where you have assembled to renew our spirit of love and thanksgiving. This year we have added blessings of Kris and Melanie being married in the House of the Lord and thus having this choice daughter become a part of our family, also.<\/p><p>We are reminded of the importance we have always placed on our family tradition of gathering each summer in the mountains or at the beach. Now, for the first time in thirty years we cannot physically share this time with you, but along with Kel we want you to know that our prayers accompany you in your many joyful and happy experiences. Hopefully all the children have anticipated this annual event where the aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents unite for a better understanding of the principle eternal nature of family unity and closeness.<\/p><p>Kara, Tasha, Cami, Anna, Joseph, Travis, Forrest, Ryan, Tiffany, and Lindsey, Grandpa and grandma miss seeing you mingle and play together. We love and appreciate each of of you and are looking forward to see in you in April. Love and appreciate each other and this time together.<\/p><p>As you have perhaps already heard, Kel has been transferred to Liege, Belgium, where he is Assistant Zone Leader and still very happy in the Lord&#8217;s work. Know that he feels as do we, a particular closeness to you at this time.<\/p><p>In fact, we find ourselves reminiscing here in Columbia about some of our special family traditions: holding family prayer; attending church together; retelling the story of the birth of the Savior on Christmas Eve; reading aloud bedtime stories; coloring Easter eggs and the &#8220;big hunt&#8221;; carving jack-o-lanterns; family camp-outs with the warm glow of campfires, marshmallows and s&#8217;mores; and the never-to-be-forgotten fireballs at Yosemite. Memories of these occasions bless and lift our lives at this time, and will continue to be so forever.<\/p><p>Besides the geneology sheets that you are keeping, and adding to, we hope each family is keeping the family story up to date, especially your spiritual like, written by inspiration&#8211;along with these histories you have written in your letters to us: the joy of sharing the Gospel, and witnessing its phenomenal growth; being sealed in the Temple for time and eternity; the call to be Bishop; promptings of the Spirit and choice feelings of the helpmeet; the expression of a seminary teacher &#8212; inner feelings; the deeper spiritual insights that come from being the Relief Society President; rejoicing in the miracle of birth; the glory of expecting to give earth-life to one of the waiting children of our Father; Following further counsel of the Prophet by planting an cultivating gardens; and a general influence of the Lord in your lives. We&#8217;ll surely be anxious to read those parts we missed when we return.\u00a0<\/p><p>Because of our dep love and dedication to the family for so many years, our commitment to the mission has not been easy; however it, too, has taken root in a strong sense of family with brothers and sisters of another culture &#8212; all children of our Heavenly Father. He knew the time had come in our lives to expand our capacity of love. We&#8217;ve exchange with these other members of His Family.<\/p><p>May the spiritual and cultural enrichment we have received help to bring eternal joy to all of us.<\/p><p>Lovingly, Mom and Dad Lundeen<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard and Camille&#8217;s Engagement Story November 1944 Our First Date Howard and Camille wrote to each other several times a week up until the time they got married at Fort Bragg in North Carolina where Howard was stationed.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t have Camille&#8217;s letters to Howard but, we do have a few of the wonderful love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2992,"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/2992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundeenfamilytree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}