Letters from George

— War ended Sept 4, '45 France

Dear Marian 1

I got a letter from you Sunday that you sent the twenty-fifth, so your letter only took six days to get here too. At that rate I should be hearing from you often. They should send us soldiers home as fast as they are delivering the mail.

We were all tickled pink over V-J Day too. The only reason we didn't celebrate like the people at home was that there wasn't any place to celebrate. I didn't hear New York's celebration on the radio but I saw a picture 2 of Times Square in the paper of when the celebration was over. What a mess. They must have went wild.

I guess you thought that I was contradicting myself when in one letter I said the French girls were all going with Nigers and the next that we were going to dances in small villages. The girls in these villages aren't any better than the ones in the Cities. They would go with them too if they could.

These French farmers are strict with their girls though. They escort the girls to the dance and sit around watching them all night. I wouldn't want to 3 bother with them anyhow, I just to have a little fun dancing.

I just read where the points were lowered to eighty, and credit given for months since V-E Day. That gives me eighty seven points and eligible for discharge. There is plenty of red tape and waiting yet though.

I believe I have a pretty good chance of getting home before Christmas now so don't send any packages. Even if I'm not home by then I'll be getting moved around so much that a package would always be a few steps behind me and I wouldn't get it until I was back home anyhow.

Those Irish letter jokes 4 that you have been sending me are really good. I have been passing them around to my buddies and a lot of them are copying most of the jokes and sending them home. Ask Mick to keep bringing them home because they are really appreciated.

Take it Easy Marian and Give my regards to Mick and Gary. I'll write again soon

Best of luck Your brother George