My dearest wife,

How is my sweet wife tonight? I hope not too tired out. But I suppose you’re tired out as well as still down on people.

Please, you know I have always said that it’s our life to live and not our relations. If they didn’t like the thing they shouldn’t have poured it on so heavy. Darling, I know that you didn’t mean anything by it but people are funny. Especially relations.

I believe nothing will ever happen again to give them a chance to make you feel badly. I’m sure that even though I didn’t give you much heat, you’ll know the things that go with being a wife. I love you with my heart and soul and I know you do too. It’s our life together that counts. We’ll make a go of it. I’m sure of that. Please don’t let them get you down too much. It’s a hard thing to take, but you know that I’m standing by you always. I know that many small things like that will come up in our lives but all I’ll do is squawk some and always love you. That’s something I can’t help and don’t want to.

Darling, look at the date on the top of this letter. It’s exactly one month on the date, and on the day that we became man and wife. Our really first anniversary. The oddest thing was that one of the Marine Sargents here married just a little while ago. It was a beautiful military wedding. Not as beautiful as ours. It made me think of ours. I bawled because I want you here so bad but the housing will be difficult, but I’m sure we’ll find something.

I already talked to the officer in charge of housing civilians and you have a job here on the depot when you get here, so don’t worry about us being able to make a go of it. Be sure before you come to have enough to take care of us for a while. I’m sure we’ll be very happy together, won’t we?

Well, I guess I’ll have to close for tonight as I’m exhausted and am going to hit the hay. I’ll write more tomorrow night. Bye and be good my dearest. Say hello to Mom and Dad for me please.

Your loving sailor husband,

Joe

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always until we get together.