World War II cont.

It will comfort my ol' woman to know I have gave up rye whiskey and ten-cent seegars."

"Why ya lookin' so sad? I got out of it okay."

During World War II, letters from their families were the most important things to soliders fighting for the United States

Since the Army took away many of the comforts that men before took for granted, the soliders tried to be positive, but it was difficult.

The Civil War

The Great Depression

World War II

The Cold War