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John William Graham letters, March-April 1945

1945-04-11 John W. Graham to Mr. & Mrs. William J. Graham Page 2

my head swim. Its hard to believe or even imagine the age of some of those buildings, statues etc. They speak of centuries as nonchalantly as years. I certainly never expected to see all these things and am might grateful to have had the chance. That's something I got out of my army life anyhow. Met an old friend I went three mechanics school with, hadnt seen him for about two years and half. He isnt stationed too far away from me so I may get a chance to see him again He was on pass too but I didnt run into him until the day I was leaving. The fields close to camp are pretty now just full of poppies, yellow daisies and some sort of white flower, they just seemed to fop out while I was away. When I left there were only a few here and there. It's a lonely evening, a fine sunset and it's still warm. Ive been sitting outside since I came from chow and enjoying it. In Rome I saw tulips and lilacs for sale at little shops along the street and they really looked good. The days are certainly lengthening it must be seven o'clock and it's still bright as can be. It is good for us for we can get so much more work done by daylight. Awhile back it seemed like everything had to be done in the dark.

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my head swim. Its hard to believe or even imagine the age of some of those buildings, statues etc. They speak of centuries as nonchalantly as years. I certainly never expected to see all these things and am might grateful to have had the chance. That's something I got out of my army life anyhow. Met an old friend I went three mechanics school with, hadnt seen him for about two years and half. He isnt stationed too far away from me so I may get a chance to see him again He was on pass too but I didnt run into him until the day I was leaving. The fields close to camp are pretty now just full of poppies, yellow daisies and some sort of white flower, they just seemed to fop out while I was away. When I left there were only a few here and there. It's a lonely evening, a fine sunset and it's still warm. Ive been sitting outside since I came from chow and enjoying it. In Rome I saw tulips and lilacs for sale at little shops along the street and they really looked good. The days are certainly lengthening it must be seven o'clock and it's still bright as can be. It is good for us for we can get so much more work done by daylight. Awhile back it seemed like everything had to be done in the dark.