Mom saved every letter Dad wrote her during their long separation during and after WWII. The letters give a powerful and intimate view of the deepest feelings of a young married couple whose life has been torn apart by war.

Here are a few short excerpts from two letters and a postcard written by Dad to Mom.

Excerpts from a Letter—May 14, 1946
My sweetie!
Wow! What a joy! I received three letters at once from you today. I got weak in the knees… 

Excerpts from a Letter—May 22, 1946
I can endure everything, but worrying about you gives me many sad and bitter hours. Not to be able to help you . . . But God willing, this separation will also end. Just so you and our boys stay healthy… everything else we will be able to manage… my soul is screaming—why must this happiness bypass us? Is our cup still too full? Have we not drunk from it enough already, and always to the last bitter drop! As there is a God on this earth, this suffering must end and we be together again.

Excerpts from a Postcard—May 31, 1946
“Everything seems so gray, always alone! Well, you can imagine my diet, considering my culinary skills… 

Excerpts from a Letter—June 23, 1946
…Tomorrow it will be seven years since we were married! And we live off the beautiful hours of being together; we live off the memory how much longer?…Oh, how many loving words I want to write to you, but on paper they are cold words. May God grant the time of our reunion, and then in my arms you can forget all this misery. And then I can take care of you and our boys. 

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