19 December 1942
Dear Folks & All:
Here it is another Saturday evening. How I would love to be spending it with you. Honestly I get so tired at times that I feel as if I couldn’t go another second. But, somehow I manage to keep awake and drive myself on.
Received your letter dated 2 Dec 42 yesterday and as usual I was glad to hear from you. I also got two from Elizabeth, two from Mary and one from Elizabeths mother. Believe me mail is always welcome and my men as well as I always look forward to receiving it.
Glad to hear that you helped Everett and Mable and I was also glad to hear that they are trying so hard to make a go of it. We finally got a chaplain. He has agreed to hold services for me and my men every Friday morning. We held our first one yesterday. We hold Catholic at 0730 and Protestant at 0830. We don’t have any elaborate temple. They are held outdoors right beside my blitz buggy. But, I never did believe that the Lord meant for us to build expensive churches to worship in.
I know that I enjoy the services and I am quite sure that my men do. Today when I censored there mail they all wrote and told there families how nice it was.
It is still about the same here. Work and alerts never seem to end. Perhaps, we will soon be able to end this awful conflict but in my heart and soul I know that it will not be easy.
Don’t worry about me as I am getting along ok and I hope to be with all of you next Christmas. Hope that this finds all of you in the best of health. Give my regards to all.
Love to all,
Leo
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