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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his "home" in the South Pacific, and begs Estelle to go and live with him there.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that, although he loves Estelle, he has "wasted the whole letter writing time to answering the damn questionaire

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that she has "kept a warmth and happiness glowing within [him] to which [he] shall be eternally grateful." He writes that "war news over in the European theater sounds encouraging - Very encouraging -" He states that he...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he has enclosed a copy of the A.P.O. newsletter. He also tells Estelle that, after seeing "Pin Up Girl" again, he has concluded that Betty Grable has nothing that Estelle doesn't have.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses sex with Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tries to clarify to which address he should send Estelle's letters, as he is unsure as to whether or not she is remaining in Chicago.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that the battalion has been reorganized, and that he has been transferred to Company "C", writing that he no longer knows his men, what they can do or where their weaknesses lie.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle how much he desires to see her.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond reports that he has completed his final lecture, so he is now able to devote some time to his platoon.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses planning their wedding with Estelle.

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Gamma EP Alumni Bulletin

Newsletter from Diamond's fraternity at City College.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond wishes Estelle a happy and successful Rosh Hashanah.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes a friendship that had sprung up between a Lieutenant Gutman and an infantry lieutenant who is subsequently killed. He encloses a clipping from the 31 July 1944 issue of "In Fact" that mentions the friendship.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he has received his New York State absentee ballot, and declares that he is "strictly a Roosevelt man". He describes a lecture that he had heard that day on "white man versus the colored (all colors) -"

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond mentions that he has been reading Montaigne's "Selected Essays", which leads to a discussion of the problems pertaining to a potential "victory" over Japan.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond comments on an essay on the topic of melodrama that Estelle had written while at Northwestern University and subsequently sent to him.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his Rosh Hashanah celebrations.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond comments on the fact that Estelle's letter paper smells of her powder. He writes that he had attended Rosh Hashanah services that morning.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond justifies having sent Estelle a check, begging her not to tear it up. Diamond describes a set of pictures that he has recently posted to Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond comforts Estelle after not having received, or taken, a job offer. He describes a U.S.O. show that he had seen the night before. Sidney then discusses how much he misses Estelle.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond congratulates Stella on her recent culinary success.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that he had given a lecture with a Public address system for the first time. He informs Estelle that he desires to be put "back on the front lines".

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that even though he is unaware of the exact date, he knows that it is Yom Kippur and that he is fasting. He states that, while he realizes that "it's all a bunch of hokum, it's the only way you can show people that you are what you...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond dreams to "Someday…walk on pavements, sleep in clean white sheets, get up at 10:00 A.M. -" He comments on a picture of Estelle that she has sent him.

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond uses his reading of Montaigne's "Essays" to try and solve Estelle's friend Jan's "problem".

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