June 18/44

Dearest Mimi:

Well honey, by now, you are Mrs. O’Donnel – a grand feeling eh? I sure am pleased that you and Jack are so happy and I hope that your married life will be a long and happy one. It seems funny or rather strange for me to say this, but I can only remember you as my young sis., but I know you will make a grand wife and mother. I only wish I could have been present at your wedding, but never mind you can come to mine and we’ll make up for it then. Where are you going to live? Don’t forget to tell me about your home and all those things honey, as it’s so long since I’ve seen a nice home that I hardly recall what it’s like. I got Mom’s invitation to your wedding, real snappy eh?

I’m pretty well these days. We have a tough time on some of our “ops,” but with the grace of God we have come thru O.K, so far. It’s really not as much “fun” as some people think at home dearie, but it must be done and we are just the guys to do it. Anyway we feel we are doing something to make the world a better and safer place for all of you at home to live and bring your children up in and please God my own little rascals. This may read as all blood and thunder honey but it’s really not as bad as all that. But it does get you down once in a while tho.

The weather over here is not at all as I would like it, but I’ve seen worse over here. It’s quite windy as we are near the sea. It’s funny how I used to like looking at big bodies of water, but we see so much of it from the air, we don’t take any notice of it anymore. The meals here are bang on and so is my room and our mess itself is very good. The only bad part of it, is the fact that we are so far from a city. We somehow overcame that obstacle at times and get into town for a dance or something. This is the first time for days that I’ve had a chance to write 4 letters and at last I got 4 written in one day. You said something about Jack remustering to air crew. Well I’ll just say this Mimi, it’s no game of fun and adventure as it’s made out to be and unless a person feels that’s where he belongs and feels that’s where he can best do his duty then I say stay out of aircrew. It’s easy for me to say that, of course because I’m single, but still there’s a war on and it’s got to be won. I won’t offer any advice whatsoever on any querie of that sort because that’s your business and not mine. The above statement is merely my own idea. Please give Jack my very best regards and congratulations honey and here’s wishing you all of the very, very best.

Your proud and loving brother.
Pete.