July 3rd, 1944, U.S. Army

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            <p>Letters from the early 1940s while a couple, the correspondents of these letters,
               were apart while Cy was serving for the United States Army Air Force in Europe during
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            <dateline>July 1, 1944 <lb/>Saturday</dateline>
            <salute>My Angel,</salute>
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         <p>It's just eleven now and the camp is beginning to quiet down. Most of the boys have to
            get up early so they hit the sack as soon as they can. The list I have of fellows to
            wake up is a mile long.</p>
         <p>Sweet, it is a very <choice>
               <orig>beautifull</orig>
               <corr>beautiful</corr>
            </choice> night out. There are just enough clouds to make the moon play hide and seek.
            It's warm and the smell of the fields makes me think of those at home. In a few more
            days you will be out there and can tell me how it is this year. On nights like this we
            would usually be rolling along the highway at a snail's pace enjoying the full beauty of
            the night. How much I miss nights like that sweet can't be told in words. But it isn't
            only the nights like that I want back. - All of them Angel as long as they are with you.
            Each day the need for you grows more and more. As the time grows closer to a year I have
            a hard time believing that we have been apart so long. How precious the days and months
            were when we shared them together. Now time is just an endless thing with no bright
            spots or changes. You must think that the going is rough over here from the way I sound.
            Thats not it sweet. Sure we work harder than we did in the states but not so much that
            it is the reason for the way I feel. There isn't any one thing that you can home in on.
            I guess I'm tired of this routine and want to get back to that one with you and the
            baby. I'm not even used to snooks being one of us. That won't take very long though.
            Just <pb/> as soon as we have things in order once more it be as though I was never
            away. The biggest job of all will be to find a house in a section we like and then
            finding the job to go with it.</p>
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               <orig>Tessie</orig>
               <corr>Tessie,</corr>
            </choice> when the - day comes that we have been waitting for all our problems will have
            been half solved. We had a good start once and we will make another. This time though we
            won't try to be so foolish and try to accomplish too much in a short while. We - didn't
            take time out to enjoy ourselves very often. - About all it was towards those last
            months was a relay race between the shop and home, with an occasional Sunday for a
            breath catcher. <choice>
               <orig>Sweet your</orig>
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            </choice> going to be busy but in a different way. We are going to have more time
            together <choice>
               <orig>Tessie your</orig>
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            </choice> are going to be as busy as a bee. I've got several ideas that will see to
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         <p>We have the radio on in here <choice>
               <orig>or</orig>
               <corr>,or</corr>
            </choice> I have. It's almost three am now. You must have heard of Axis Sally <note>Axis
               Sally, Mildred Gillars, was an Americe Ex-Patriot living in Berlin during World War
               II. She hosted propaganda radio programs in English with the goal of emphasizing the
               fatigue, and lonliness that soldiers battled internally during the war along with a
               message of futility of the Allied Forces' fight against Germany. She was arrested and
               tried back in the United States after the war and served 12 of her 10-30 year prison
               sentence. She died June 25th, 1988. <lb/>Source: Anderson, Susan Heller. “MIDRED
               GILLARS, 87, OF NAZI RADIO, AXIS SALLY TO AN ALLIED AUDIENCE.” The New York Times,
               The New York Times, 2 July 1988,
               www.nytimes.com/1988/07/02/obituaries/midred-gillars-87-of-nazi-radio-axis-sally-to-an-allied-audience.html.
            </note>. She broadcasts from Germany giving a very good jazz program but a lot of
            baloney about how we can't win. There was also that South Carolina Traitor <note>The
               South Carolina Traitor most probably refers to Robert Henry Best, another prominent
               propaganda radio show host of the time. <lb/>Source: “Propaganda.” What Is History,
               www.whatishistory.org/evidence/propaganda/.</note>trying to impress us with a lot of
            silly statements about Axis production. I finaly found one German program with just
            plain music. It was good. Its funny sitting here listening to their music and enjoying
            it when I know they don't themselves. I wish I knew more of the language so I could tell
            what they say.</p>
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               <orig>-Angel</orig>
               <corr>-Angel,</corr>
            </choice> it's time to begin making my rounds now. You are just about getting ready for
            bed. I'll join you in spirit <choice>
               <orig>sweet</orig>
               <corr>sweet,</corr>
            </choice> so leave a little room. Give my love to everyone.</p>
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As Ever Yours - Love Letters from WWII Tina Padavano Encoded by, Tina Padavano

This collection of letters has never been published before. All Rights Reserved for the Falcon Family.

Letters from the early 1940s while a couple, the correspondents of these letters, were apart while Cy was serving for the United States Army Air Force in Europe during World War 2 and Tessie was working in New York City.

 Cyrus E. Falcon Unknown Mrs. Cyrus E. Falcon New York City July 1, 1944 Saturday My Angel,

It's just eleven now and the camp is beginning to quiet down. Most of the boys have to get up early so they hit the sack as soon as they can. The list I have of fellows to wake up is a mile long.

Sweet, it is a very beautifull beautiful night out. There are just enough clouds to make the moon play hide and seek. It's warm and the smell of the fields makes me think of those at home. In a few more days you will be out there and can tell me how it is this year. On nights like this we would usually be rolling along the highway at a snail's pace enjoying the full beauty of the night. How much I miss nights like that sweet can't be told in words. But it isn't only the nights like that I want back. - All of them Angel as long as they are with you. Each day the need for you grows more and more. As the time grows closer to a year I have a hard time believing that we have been apart so long. How precious the days and months were when we shared them together. Now time is just an endless thing with no bright spots or changes. You must think that the going is rough over here from the way I sound. Thats not it sweet. Sure we work harder than we did in the states but not so much that it is the reason for the way I feel. There isn't any one thing that you can home in on. I guess I'm tired of this routine and want to get back to that one with you and the baby. I'm not even used to snooks being one of us. That won't take very long though. Just as soon as we have things in order once more it be as though I was never away. The biggest job of all will be to find a house in a section we like and then finding the job to go with it.

Tessie Tessie, when the - day comes that we have been waitting for all our problems will have been half solved. We had a good start once and we will make another. This time though we won't try to be so foolish and try to accomplish too much in a short while. We - didn't take time out to enjoy ourselves very often. - About all it was towards those last months was a relay race between the shop and home, with an occasional Sunday for a breath catcher. Sweet your Sweet, you're going to be busy but in a different way. We are going to have more time together Tessie your Tessie, you're are going to be as busy as a bee. I've got several ideas that will see to that.

We have the radio on in here or ,or I have. It's almost three am now. You must have heard of Axis Sally 1 Axis Sally, Mildred Gillars, was an Americe Ex-Patriot living in Berlin during World War II. She hosted propaganda radio programs in English with the goal of emphasizing the fatigue, and lonliness that soldiers battled internally during the war along with a message of futility of the Allied Forces' fight against Germany. She was arrested and tried back in the United States after the war and served 12 of her 10-30 year prison sentence. She died June 25th, 1988. Source: Anderson, Susan Heller. “MIDRED GILLARS, 87, OF NAZI RADIO, AXIS SALLY TO AN ALLIED AUDIENCE.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 July 1988, www.nytimes.com/1988/07/02/obituaries/midred-gillars-87-of-nazi-radio-axis-sally-to-an-allied-audience.html. . She broadcasts from Germany giving a very good jazz program but a lot of baloney about how we can't win. There was also that South Carolina Traitor 2 The South Carolina Traitor most probably refers to Robert Henry Best, another prominent propaganda radio show host of the time. Source: “Propaganda.” What Is History, www.whatishistory.org/evidence/propaganda/.trying to impress us with a lot of silly statements about Axis production. I finaly found one German program with just plain music. It was good. Its funny sitting here listening to their music and enjoying it when I know they don't themselves. I wish I knew more of the language so I could tell what they say.

-Angel -Angel, it's time to begin making my rounds now. You are just about getting ready for bed. I'll join you in spirit sweet sweet, so leave a little room. Give my love to everyone.

I love you Tessie As ever your yours, CY

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As Ever Yours - Love Letters from WWII Tina Padavano Encoded by, Tina Padavano

This collection of letters has never been published before. All Rights Reserved for the Falcon Family.

Letters from the early 1940s while a couple, the correspondents of these letters, were apart while Cy was serving for the United States Army Air Force in Europe during World War 2 and Tessie was working in New York City.

 Cyrus E. Falcon Unknown Mrs. Cyrus E. Falcon New York City July 1, 1944 Saturday My Angel,

It's just eleven now and the camp is beginning to quiet down. Most of the boys have to get up early so they hit the sack as soon as they can. The list I have of fellows to wake up is a mile long.

Sweet, it is a very beautifull beautiful night out. There are just enough clouds to make the moon play hide and seek. It's warm and the smell of the fields makes me think of those at home. In a few more days you will be out there and can tell me how it is this year. On nights like this we would usually be rolling along the highway at a snail's pace enjoying the full beauty of the night. How much I miss nights like that sweet can't be told in words. But it isn't only the nights like that I want back. - All of them Angel as long as they are with you. Each day the need for you grows more and more. As the time grows closer to a year I have a hard time believing that we have been apart so long. How precious the days and months were when we shared them together. Now time is just an endless thing with no bright spots or changes. You must think that the going is rough over here from the way I sound. Thats not it sweet. Sure we work harder than we did in the states but not so much that it is the reason for the way I feel. There isn't any one thing that you can home in on. I guess I'm tired of this routine and want to get back to that one with you and the baby. I'm not even used to snooks being one of us. That won't take very long though. Just as soon as we have things in order once more it be as though I was never away. The biggest job of all will be to find a house in a section we like and then finding the job to go with it.

Tessie Tessie, when the - day comes that we have been waitting for all our problems will have been half solved. We had a good start once and we will make another. This time though we won't try to be so foolish and try to accomplish too much in a short while. We - didn't take time out to enjoy ourselves very often. - About all it was towards those last months was a relay race between the shop and home, with an occasional Sunday for a breath catcher. Sweet your Sweet, you're going to be busy but in a different way. We are going to have more time together Tessie your Tessie, you're are going to be as busy as a bee. I've got several ideas that will see to that.

We have the radio on in here or ,or I have. It's almost three am now. You must have heard of Axis Sally Axis Sally, Mildred Gillars, was an Americe Ex-Patriot living in Berlin during World War II. She hosted propaganda radio programs in English with the goal of emphasizing the fatigue, and lonliness that soldiers battled internally during the war along with a message of futility of the Allied Forces' fight against Germany. She was arrested and tried back in the United States after the war and served 12 of her 10-30 year prison sentence. She died June 25th, 1988. Source: Anderson, Susan Heller. “MIDRED GILLARS, 87, OF NAZI RADIO, AXIS SALLY TO AN ALLIED AUDIENCE.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 July 1988, www.nytimes.com/1988/07/02/obituaries/midred-gillars-87-of-nazi-radio-axis-sally-to-an-allied-audience.html. . She broadcasts from Germany giving a very good jazz program but a lot of baloney about how we can't win. There was also that South Carolina Traitor The South Carolina Traitor most probably refers to Robert Henry Best, another prominent propaganda radio show host of the time. Source: “Propaganda.” What Is History, www.whatishistory.org/evidence/propaganda/.trying to impress us with a lot of silly statements about Axis production. I finaly found one German program with just plain music. It was good. Its funny sitting here listening to their music and enjoying it when I know they don't themselves. I wish I knew more of the language so I could tell what they say.

-Angel -Angel, it's time to begin making my rounds now. You are just about getting ready for bed. I'll join you in spirit sweet sweet, so leave a little room. Give my love to everyone.

I love you Tessie As ever your yours, CY