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1、LoveLettersThispastChristmasseason,myhusband,twodaughtersandItraveledtoSpencer,WestVirginia,tovisitmyparents.Duringthisvisit,Idecidedtoexploretheirattic.Theyhavelivedintheirhomeinthemountainssince1953,soinvestigatingtheatticwasatripdownmemorylaneforme. Ipulleddownthefoldingstepsand
2、climbedtheunstableladdertothedusty,cold,wood-plankedthirdfloor.Ilookedaroundandnoticedaveryold,barrel-shapedcoveredbasketinthecorner.IseemedtorememberthatthisbasketwasfilledwitholdlettersmyparentswrotetoeachotherduringWorldWarII.Iopenedthelidofthebasket,andtheretheywere,letterspiled
3、high,fadedanddirty-untouchedsincethedaythey'dbeentossedthere. Itseemedashametoleavethemthatway.Decidingtoreadandorganizethembydayandmonth,IaskedMotherandDaddyifIcouldtakethelettersbacktomyIllinoishome.Theyagreed,andsoonafterreturning,Istartedmylittleproject.AsIopenedeachletter,allo
4、fthemdelicatewithage,Idiscoveredanewandpreviouslyunrevealedpageinthisprivatechapterofmyparents'lives. MyfatherservedintheArmyasafirstlieutenant,117thInfantryinthe30thDivision.HisletterswerefulloffrontlineaccountsoflandingonOmahaBeach,andtheycontinuedallthewaythroughtheBattleoftheBu
5、lge.Hewroteabouthisdailyexperienceswithcivilians,GermanPOWs,refugees,foxholes,helmetbathsandmore.Iwasdrawntotheseletterslikeamagnet.Eachofmymother'sletterswassealedwithher1944magentalipstickkiss.Daddywrotethathesealedhisreturnlettersbyrekissingherlipstickkiss.Ithoughttomyself,Oh,how
6、theymissedeachother!Thisritualfilledavoidintheirlonely,war-tornlives. Ifinishedreadingsixmonthsofthelettersanddiscoveredtherewereatleastelevenmonthsmissing.Wherecouldtheybe?Mymothercouldn'tremember-perhaps,shesaid,theyhadbeenleftinherchildhoodhome;shehadlivedtherewithhermotherwhile
7、Daddywasoverseas.Ifso,thatmeanttheywerelostforever. JustsixweeksafterourChristmasvisit,Daddybecameveryillandwashospitalized.Thistime,hewasfightingadifferentkindofwar.Anewprescriptionforarthritishadbeenintroducedtohissystem,andithadalmostkilledhim.Hewasscheduledforkidneydialysiswhen
8、Idecidedtoflydownto
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