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8 January 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
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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January 10, 1944
Diamond discusses problems pertaining to the soldiers' ballot for the presidential election.
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January 11, 1944
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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January 12, 1944
Diamond instructs Estelle to be good, happy and to keep her level head.
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January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that they are "bon-voyaging again."
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January 20, 1944
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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January 21, 1944
Diamond writes that the "situation continues as usual", with everything "wet, damp, moldy" from the rain.
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Diamond informs Estelle that "the hunger for home grows increasingly great".
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January 22, 1944
Diamond writes that "there is little if anything new to report".
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Diamond describes his "politics" to Estelle.
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February 1, 1944
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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February 3, 1944
Diamond praises his men in their initiation into battle. He complains about the difficulty of seeing clearly on the front line, and also writes that he would give up a year's salary for a decent night's sleep.
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February 4, 1944
Diamond writes that he is "used to it by now. [His] nerves have settled down to their usual steady jangle."
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February 6, 1944
Diamond writes that he wants "home - out of this mess…"
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February 7, 1944
Diamond describes the telephone operator, Kallor, as a Jewish dress cutter from New York who is in Sidney's father's union.
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February 8, 1944
Diamond comments that he has never been ill during his army career.
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Diamond writes Estelle a "short note in field on message & overlay paper."
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February 9, 1944
Diamond writes that their "apartment will have a double apron barbed wire fence about it covered by a slew of machine guns to keep all relatives away…"
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February 10, 1944
Diamond describes the process of selecting new observation posts.
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Sketch of Stanley Diamond as a boy
1861-1877
Diamond writes that the mouth is "too feminine".
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February 11, 1944
Diamond again describes the process of selecting observational posts in trees.
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February 13, 1944
Diamond asks Estelle to send him a book once a month to entertain him.
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February 14, 1944
Diamond apologizes for having neglected Estelle on St. Valentines day.
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February 16, 1944
Diamond describes using the typewriter in terms of a battle offensive.
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Diamond informs Estelle that he intends to attend his battalion motion picture show that evening.
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