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to Estelle Spero

Diamond chastises Estelle for placing him on a pedestal and belittling herself. He expresses concern that his postal vote for the election had been disregarded.

GLC09120.310

to Estelle Spero

Sidney admonishes Estelle for accusing him of wearing "roseate glasses", asking her permission to describe how he feels after he talks of casualties, when he reads of cheating, strikes, race riots.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond reassures Estelle that there are no women around, as the "natives" had fled to the hills when the fighting took place. He asks Estelle to send him clippings of articles about chemical troops in action.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that at last he has paid back the loan that he took out in order to purchase her engagement ring.

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to Estelle Spero

Christmas Greetings card to Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes a conversation with one of the "natives" about love and marriage.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that they will get married immediately upon his return. He states that if anything happens to him she should know one thing: "I've led a full pleasant life - I missed out on but one thing - marriage…"

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he had gone into the jungle to inspect the impact area of yesterday's firing. He describes a discussion with the other officers based upon the question: "What will the people back home say to us when we return?""

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond complains about the hypocrisy of friends back home who are giving speeches in his honor, but who have failed to write to him

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he has been made a First Lieutenant.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the soldiers from New Zealand that he has been working with.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond refers to some of Estelle's letters that he has received.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond provides commentary on the photographs that he has enclosed.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond reassures Estelle that the nurse featured in one of the photographs that he had sent home is engaged.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that, upon his return, he plans to lock himself in a room for month and "sleep and sleep and sleep".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses problems pertaining to the soldiers' ballot for the presidential election.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he feels surprisingly calm about the prospect of going into battle: "there is only the quietness of heart & body".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond instructs Estelle to be good, happy and to keep her level head.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that they are "bon-voyaging again."

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond asks Estelle to send V-mails in addition to her lengthy air mail letters, as he receives his parents' fairly regularly.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that the "situation continues as usual", with everything "wet, damp, moldy" from the rain.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that "the hunger for home grows increasingly great".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that "there is little if anything new to report".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his "politics" to Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that the lack of mail has been caused by his being involved in combat, "front line stuff". He writes that he has "seen 'war' minus hollywood's beauty."

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