7 Sept 43
Dear Folks:
I suppose that Anne and Bobby started to school today. If only they could realize what school means to them. The happiest days of their lives.
Mother, please send me the Shawler childrens address so that I can write them a letter. I seemed to have misplaced the one they wrote to me and I must answer it.
Leota sent me a picture of you folks with Mary Alice, Elizabeth and Robert. Believe me all pictures are welcome and Leota has been one swell girl to me ever since I have been overseas.
Mother, you might just as well know it will be months before I get to return unless a miracle happens. They seem to think that I am doing a good job in this district. Mother, if my work and what I can pass on to the men under me will help end this war I must stay out here for God, my family and my country. You see Mother the Marine Corps doesn’t operate like the army if it did I am afraid the war would never end.
Dad, I am enclosing a letter that I received from Ed Hughes, Sec. of State. I applied for a war ballot as I believe that the men overseas should be entitled to vote. At least he took time out to sign it himself.
The war news has been very good here of late. Hope and pray that it continues to be the same. It will still be a long old trail but I know that God will see to it that the Christian people win out.
Honestly! I don’t need anything for Christmas. You might send me some chewing tobacco. Lets just hold out for anything else until we can all be together again. As it now stands you folks have done far more than your share for me. I will more than likely just have to send you money the same as I did last year. I trust you will understand that we have no stores where I am now located. However if I get an opportunity to get to any I will send you something so please let me know what you want.
They have been feeding me that sulfa drug for awhile but I am still on my feet and batting a thousand per cent so don’t worry about me.
Hope this finds all of you in the best of health and my God bless all of you.
All my love,
Your son, Leo
1st Lt. L.J. McLoskey
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