We Who Waited: Those who suffered WWII from the home front
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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the year was 1943. The United States had been in war for two years. My father had been a war for much of that time. At 2 30 every afternoon, my mother stood at the window of her home watching for the postman. It had been weeks since she had heard from my father. Their daughter was six weeks old, and Mom didn't know if dad would ever know the joy of holding her in his arms to feel her softness and smell the sweetness. She is so beautiful lying there in her crib, peacefully sleeping so innocent of the turmoil of war. And then she sees the postman down at the corner. Finally, he was crossing the street in coming up her walk. She opened the screen door quickly, shutting it softly behind her so as to not disturb their infants sleep. She met him halfway down the steps and silently with great reluctance. Glancing up, he held up the mail to her, and they're on top was the dreaded yellow envelope. She sank to the steps, ripping it open, spilling the rest of the male in her haste as she read