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         <fw>BUCKLEY FIELD <lb/>COLORADO</fw>
         <opener><dateline><lb/>Monday <lb/>September 7, 1942</dateline>
            <salute>My Darling,</salute></opener>
         <p>I thought there might not be any mail today because of the Labor Day Holiday but imagine
            how happy and surprised I was when the post man came and handed me the package with your
            picture in together with two of your cards and two letters. I opened the picture first
            and oh my sweet it brought you right here into the room with me. I had to catch my
            breath, because it was so real. As it stands before me now, sweet, I look up as I write
            and your eyes are telling me all the things I want to hear. That was always the way you
            looked when you told me you loved me, with your eyes so steady and true. You know Cy,
            that its the only big protrait I have of you and it came out so good. What do you mean
            by saying the photograph couldn't make something out of nothing, if some of the fellow
            whose pictures he takes were <choice>
               <orig>have</orig>
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            </choice> as nice looking as you he'd never have to <pb/>like to have a regular picture
               <del rend="overstrike">mde</del> made for you. I'd have it done in Macy's just like
            the last one because that one turned out pretty good. It would be a picture of me as I
            am today. Wouldn't you like one like that? But whatever one you want I'll send to
            you.</p>
         <p>You'll be getting your first pay check this week and so will I. It will probably come to
            about $21.00 and some cents after all the deductions are made. That will be the biggest
            check I <choice>
               <orig>had ever got</orig>
               <corr>have ever gotten</corr>
            </choice>. I'm going to have our bank account transferred from the country to the city
            and I'll be able to put in a few dollars. Will that change be alright with you? Cy, my
            darling, you don't need to send me any money. Keep it for yourself, you get little
            enough as it is and there's always some things you can use as when you go to Denver you
            might want to go to a show and have a bite to eat. I want you have as <choice>
               <unclear>mcua</unclear>
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            </choice> time as you can without having to worry about any money. Be careful of the
            girls on pay day, if they know you've got any money they'll be <note>The rest of this
               paragraph was written at the top of the forth page. I have left it in it's original
               spot but added it here so you can read that paragraph in it's entirety. "very glad to
               help you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the
               city look very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess
               not.</note>
            <pb/>touch them up. Cy, you say that it's you as your usual self well, I wouldn't want
            any other kind of picture but one that shows the way I always remeber you. Now I'll have
            two pictures of you guarding me. I'll have this one on the dresser at the foot of my bed
            so that as soon as I open my eyes I'll see you and at night I'll be able to look at you
            while I'm dreaming. I have that other one on the wall at the head of my bed, you
            remember the pictures we took at Rye Beach and the one I had enlarged of <choice>
               <orig>you. well</orig>
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            </choice> that's the one I've been kissing <choice>
               <orig>till</orig>
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            </choice> now. But I've got practically a life sized photo now and I'll have to put some
            glass over it as I'll have it ruined in no time.</p>
         <p>Sweet, you asked for that other photo of mine and I'd like to tell you what I have in
            mind. This is what I've been planning to do and was going to do next Wednesday on my day
            off but if you say you'd rather have the other I'll be glad to send it to you. Let me
            explain fully now. You see Cy, I was thinking after I sent you those small pictures that
            they weren't so good and I'd <pb/>
            <note>This is the section of the text out of place in the letter</note>very glad to help
            you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the city look
            very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess not.<note>This is the
               end of the misplaced section</note></p>
         <p>I still haven't caught on to the job thoroughly yet<note>At some point between July and
               September, Tessie moved from Bound Brook, New Jersey, back to her family's home in
               New York City. She would then stay there for the duration of Cy's deployment.</note>.
            It's not so easy to remember all the different prices and colors of the dresses, but the
            rest of it isn't hard. You see, Cy, the senior stock girl was out on vacation, she'll be
            in tomorrow, so that I think I was doing a little of everyone's work. About five
            different girls were showing me what to do and each told me some-thing different. I
            guess I'll know exactly what I am supposed to do this week. There wont be nothing to it
            as soon as I know what's what. You'd be surprised when you see how few fellows there
            are. They have big, hefty girls doing their work now. To qualify you have to be from
            21-35 in age, weigh 125 and be 5'5" and also be able to move heavy things. For a while I
            was worried that they might have called me for something like that but I guess the age
            limit is what kept me out. But if I were called for that I wouldn't <pb/> have taken it.
            You can easily sprain yourself when you have to push those heavy trucks. That's not for
            me, I don't mind working hard but I won't taket the risk of getting hurt. By the way
            sweet, every Wednesday is my day off, that's not so bad because it gives me a little
            breathing space in the middle of the week. I won't have it off this week because of <choice>
               <orig>todays</orig>
               <corr>today's</corr>
            </choice> holiday though. How about you, when is your day off?</p>
         <p>Pappa is alright except for being tired after a hard day's work. When he comes home he
            tells me all about what happened at work just as you used to tell me about everything
            that happened at the shop. Oh sweet, I miss the talks we had so much. Mary was here the
            other day, she stayed overnight, things are going a little better with them now.
            Although she had some kind of a boil on her voice and Stephe got a splinter in his eye,m
            they're alright now. Tomorrow she'll be moving to Jersey to a very nice house in the
            suburbs of North Arlington. I hope they'll have a chance to get back on their feet
            again.</p>
         <p>Mamma is still in the country with the children. She is trying to get as much as
            possible out of it before the winter begins. As yet I don't know exactly when she's
            coming back but it will probably be next week sometime. Pappa went out there over the
            weekend and I was home alone again. After I went to church in the morning I came home
            and had a bite to eat, then I decided to pay a visit to Sophie because I hadn't seen her
            the last time. I walked up to her place but there was no one home as I walked back home
            through the park and it was such a nice day that I sat down and got some sunshine. After
            a while I went home and started to listen to the radio. Then I shut the radio off and
            thought of you my sweet, I was wondering what you were doing and just thinking of whay
            we're going to do soon. Memories came back to me and I was lost in reveries for a long
            time. My husband, I love you, with all my heart.</p>
         <p>Please take care of yourself and see if you can get rid of that cold.</p>
         <closer>
            <salute><lb/>See you tonight, Cy, <lb/>As ever, <lb/>Yours,</salute>
            <signed>Tess</signed>
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         <signed>S.D.</signed>
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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.

 Mrs. Cyrus E. Falcon New York City Pvt. Cyrus E. Falcon Buckley Field Colorado BUCKLEY FIELD COLORADO Monday September 7, 1942 My Darling,

I thought there might not be any mail today because of the Labor Day Holiday but imagine how happy and surprised I was when the post man came and handed me the package with your picture in together with two of your cards and two letters. I opened the picture first and oh my sweet it brought you right here into the room with me. I had to catch my breath, because it was so real. As it stands before me now, sweet, I look up as I write and your eyes are telling me all the things I want to hear. That was always the way you looked when you told me you loved me, with your eyes so steady and true. You know Cy, that its the only big protrait I have of you and it came out so good. What do you mean by saying the photograph couldn't make something out of nothing, if some of the fellow whose pictures he takes were have half as nice looking as you he'd never have to like to have a regular picture mde made for you. I'd have it done in Macy's just like the last one because that one turned out pretty good. It would be a picture of me as I am today. Wouldn't you like one like that? But whatever one you want I'll send to you.

You'll be getting your first pay check this week and so will I. It will probably come to about $21.00 and some cents after all the deductions are made. That will be the biggest check I had ever got have ever gotten . I'm going to have our bank account transferred from the country to the city and I'll be able to put in a few dollars. Will that change be alright with you? Cy, my darling, you don't need to send me any money. Keep it for yourself, you get little enough as it is and there's always some things you can use as when you go to Denver you might want to go to a show and have a bite to eat. I want you have as mcua much time as you can without having to worry about any money. Be careful of the girls on pay day, if they know you've got any money they'll be 1 The rest of this paragraph was written at the top of the forth page. I have left it in it's original spot but added it here so you can read that paragraph in it's entirety. "very glad to help you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the city look very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess not. touch them up. Cy, you say that it's you as your usual self well, I wouldn't want any other kind of picture but one that shows the way I always remeber you. Now I'll have two pictures of you guarding me. I'll have this one on the dresser at the foot of my bed so that as soon as I open my eyes I'll see you and at night I'll be able to look at you while I'm dreaming. I have that other one on the wall at the head of my bed, you remember the pictures we took at Rye Beach and the one I had enlarged of you. well you? Well that's the one I've been kissing till 'til now. But I've got practically a life sized photo now and I'll have to put some glass over it as I'll have it ruined in no time.

Sweet, you asked for that other photo of mine and I'd like to tell you what I have in mind. This is what I've been planning to do and was going to do next Wednesday on my day off but if you say you'd rather have the other I'll be glad to send it to you. Let me explain fully now. You see Cy, I was thinking after I sent you those small pictures that they weren't so good and I'd 2 This is the section of the text out of place in the lettervery glad to help you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the city look very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess not.3 This is the end of the misplaced section

I still haven't caught on to the job thoroughly yet4 At some point between July and September, Tessie moved from Bound Brook, New Jersey, back to her family's home in New York City. She would then stay there for the duration of Cy's deployment.. It's not so easy to remember all the different prices and colors of the dresses, but the rest of it isn't hard. You see, Cy, the senior stock girl was out on vacation, she'll be in tomorrow, so that I think I was doing a little of everyone's work. About five different girls were showing me what to do and each told me some-thing different. I guess I'll know exactly what I am supposed to do this week. There wont be nothing to it as soon as I know what's what. You'd be surprised when you see how few fellows there are. They have big, hefty girls doing their work now. To qualify you have to be from 21-35 in age, weigh 125 and be 5'5" and also be able to move heavy things. For a while I was worried that they might have called me for something like that but I guess the age limit is what kept me out. But if I were called for that I wouldn't have taken it. You can easily sprain yourself when you have to push those heavy trucks. That's not for me, I don't mind working hard but I won't taket the risk of getting hurt. By the way sweet, every Wednesday is my day off, that's not so bad because it gives me a little breathing space in the middle of the week. I won't have it off this week because of todays today's holiday though. How about you, when is your day off?

Pappa is alright except for being tired after a hard day's work. When he comes home he tells me all about what happened at work just as you used to tell me about everything that happened at the shop. Oh sweet, I miss the talks we had so much. Mary was here the other day, she stayed overnight, things are going a little better with them now. Although she had some kind of a boil on her voice and Stephe got a splinter in his eye,m they're alright now. Tomorrow she'll be moving to Jersey to a very nice house in the suburbs of North Arlington. I hope they'll have a chance to get back on their feet again.

Mamma is still in the country with the children. She is trying to get as much as possible out of it before the winter begins. As yet I don't know exactly when she's coming back but it will probably be next week sometime. Pappa went out there over the weekend and I was home alone again. After I went to church in the morning I came home and had a bite to eat, then I decided to pay a visit to Sophie because I hadn't seen her the last time. I walked up to her place but there was no one home as I walked back home through the park and it was such a nice day that I sat down and got some sunshine. After a while I went home and started to listen to the radio. Then I shut the radio off and thought of you my sweet, I was wondering what you were doing and just thinking of whay we're going to do soon. Memories came back to me and I was lost in reveries for a long time. My husband, I love you, with all my heart.

Please take care of yourself and see if you can get rid of that cold.

See you tonight, Cy, As ever, Yours, Tess S.D.

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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.

 Mrs. Cyrus E. Falcon New York City Pvt. Cyrus E. Falcon Buckley Field Colorado BUCKLEY FIELD COLORADO Monday September 7, 1942 My Darling,

I thought there might not be any mail today because of the Labor Day Holiday but imagine how happy and surprised I was when the post man came and handed me the package with your picture in together with two of your cards and two letters. I opened the picture first and oh my sweet it brought you right here into the room with me. I had to catch my breath, because it was so real. As it stands before me now, sweet, I look up as I write and your eyes are telling me all the things I want to hear. That was always the way you looked when you told me you loved me, with your eyes so steady and true. You know Cy, that its the only big protrait I have of you and it came out so good. What do you mean by saying the photograph couldn't make something out of nothing, if some of the fellow whose pictures he takes were have half as nice looking as you he'd never have to like to have a regular picture mde made for you. I'd have it done in Macy's just like the last one because that one turned out pretty good. It would be a picture of me as I am today. Wouldn't you like one like that? But whatever one you want I'll send to you.

You'll be getting your first pay check this week and so will I. It will probably come to about $21.00 and some cents after all the deductions are made. That will be the biggest check I had ever got have ever gotten . I'm going to have our bank account transferred from the country to the city and I'll be able to put in a few dollars. Will that change be alright with you? Cy, my darling, you don't need to send me any money. Keep it for yourself, you get little enough as it is and there's always some things you can use as when you go to Denver you might want to go to a show and have a bite to eat. I want you have as mcua much time as you can without having to worry about any money. Be careful of the girls on pay day, if they know you've got any money they'll be The rest of this paragraph was written at the top of the forth page. I have left it in it's original spot but added it here so you can read that paragraph in it's entirety. "very glad to help you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the city look very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess not. touch them up. Cy, you say that it's you as your usual self well, I wouldn't want any other kind of picture but one that shows the way I always remeber you. Now I'll have two pictures of you guarding me. I'll have this one on the dresser at the foot of my bed so that as soon as I open my eyes I'll see you and at night I'll be able to look at you while I'm dreaming. I have that other one on the wall at the head of my bed, you remember the pictures we took at Rye Beach and the one I had enlarged of you. well you? Well that's the one I've been kissing till 'til now. But I've got practically a life sized photo now and I'll have to put some glass over it as I'll have it ruined in no time.

Sweet, you asked for that other photo of mine and I'd like to tell you what I have in mind. This is what I've been planning to do and was going to do next Wednesday on my day off but if you say you'd rather have the other I'll be glad to send it to you. Let me explain fully now. You see Cy, I was thinking after I sent you those small pictures that they weren't so good and I'd This is the section of the text out of place in the lettervery glad to help you spend it. You know I'm kidding, sweet. Those pictures you sent me of the city look very nice, are the people very different from those here I guess not.This is the end of the misplaced section

I still haven't caught on to the job thoroughly yetAt some point between July and September, Tessie moved from Bound Brook, New Jersey, back to her family's home in New York City. She would then stay there for the duration of Cy's deployment.. It's not so easy to remember all the different prices and colors of the dresses, but the rest of it isn't hard. You see, Cy, the senior stock girl was out on vacation, she'll be in tomorrow, so that I think I was doing a little of everyone's work. About five different girls were showing me what to do and each told me some-thing different. I guess I'll know exactly what I am supposed to do this week. There wont be nothing to it as soon as I know what's what. You'd be surprised when you see how few fellows there are. They have big, hefty girls doing their work now. To qualify you have to be from 21-35 in age, weigh 125 and be 5'5" and also be able to move heavy things. For a while I was worried that they might have called me for something like that but I guess the age limit is what kept me out. But if I were called for that I wouldn't have taken it. You can easily sprain yourself when you have to push those heavy trucks. That's not for me, I don't mind working hard but I won't taket the risk of getting hurt. By the way sweet, every Wednesday is my day off, that's not so bad because it gives me a little breathing space in the middle of the week. I won't have it off this week because of todays today's holiday though. How about you, when is your day off?

Pappa is alright except for being tired after a hard day's work. When he comes home he tells me all about what happened at work just as you used to tell me about everything that happened at the shop. Oh sweet, I miss the talks we had so much. Mary was here the other day, she stayed overnight, things are going a little better with them now. Although she had some kind of a boil on her voice and Stephe got a splinter in his eye,m they're alright now. Tomorrow she'll be moving to Jersey to a very nice house in the suburbs of North Arlington. I hope they'll have a chance to get back on their feet again.

Mamma is still in the country with the children. She is trying to get as much as possible out of it before the winter begins. As yet I don't know exactly when she's coming back but it will probably be next week sometime. Pappa went out there over the weekend and I was home alone again. After I went to church in the morning I came home and had a bite to eat, then I decided to pay a visit to Sophie because I hadn't seen her the last time. I walked up to her place but there was no one home as I walked back home through the park and it was such a nice day that I sat down and got some sunshine. After a while I went home and started to listen to the radio. Then I shut the radio off and thought of you my sweet, I was wondering what you were doing and just thinking of whay we're going to do soon. Memories came back to me and I was lost in reveries for a long time. My husband, I love you, with all my heart.

Please take care of yourself and see if you can get rid of that cold.

See you tonight, Cy, As ever, Yours, Tess S.D.