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Dear Trudie,

If I remember rightly we have been writing to each other for 2 years now. That’s fine I hope we keep it up. We weren’t quite 16 years old when we started and now you will be 18 by the time this letter reaches you. So I wish you all the best.

You will notice I have enclosed two ‘photographs’!!! They are neither good nor flattering…They will do to be going on with. I hope!!

What does the dog do in a raid? Well she goes under the table and pants something awful. We’re more concerned about the dog than the bombs.

We are really grateful for what President Roosevelt has done for us and what the factories of America are going to produce for us. But the folks I know aren’t in agreement with all this ‘fussing’ of America that our government is doing. After all it’s our flesh and blood that is bearing the brunt and keeping American youth out of it.

Brian’s letter, 21 March 1941.

I’ve often wondered what they will call this war. I should use one of these; both are my suggestions: ‘Second German War’ or ‘The War of Liberation’. What do you think?

We’ve got a big weekend off next week with the Home Guard. The RAF will dive-bomb and machine-gun us and it has been said our own ‘parachutists’ may take part. It is to test the training of the Home Guard in the past nine months and will be as near to invasion as possible.

Well I want a bath before it goes dark, it wouldn’t do to be caught in the blitz while in the bath, would it now?

Here’s to the best for you and your people.

…?????

Brian

P.S. I could suggest lots of endings but would they suit you, eh??