The following letters, V-mails, and postcards were written not by my hand but by those of the late Private First-Class Earl G. Thurman, who served with the 82nd Airborne as a replacement G.I. in the Second World War. Age has muddled some, with letters at the time of writing close to 80 years old; they have overall stood the test of time, yellowing in places, torn and holed in others, but wherever possible each letter has been carefully transcribed.