Hal Cohen Letter - July 2, 1943
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Hal Cohen Letter - July 2, 1943
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July 2, 1943
Dear Mr. Moore -
Just finished my cleaning for to-
morrow’s inspection so I can now
devote some time to my letter writing.
Thanks a million to you and your
wife for the money bill and contents.
I assure you I’ll make good use of
them.
It was grand to have Bev down here.
It’s surprising how pleased with life
I feel at present. Guess it takes
something like that to give a lift to
one’s spirit.
We had a swell time here. Swimming,
walking, talking and eating. I suppose
Bev gave all the details.
Now about Bev and me getting
Married. Frankly we’re both at sea
about it. Yes we did discuss the
matter but didn’t make any definite
decision other than to wait and see
[page II]
what the future would bring.
There are many, many reasons for and
against our marriage at this time and
I guess the question could never really
be settled. But we do want to get
married and it’s just in
trying to do the best thing for both
of us that we’re taking our time
about it.
I quite agree with you about the
hardship involved when a soldier
gets married. But I’m sure
you will agree that they can be very
happy at the same time. How much
harder would it be for Bev to wait
for me to come back if she’s married
than if she’s single? Well I could
ask more questions and answer most
of them, if not all. I merely mention
them because I want to impress upon you
the fact that I’ve tried to think
of the pros and cons. I’m also thinking
mainly of Bev.
To date the arguments against,
outweigh those for. But that doesn’t
mean that the balance couldn’t and won’t change.
[page III]
When I first came in the Army I
thought it was silly for a soldier
to marry. And yet here I find my-
self thinking of just that. Just shows
you how things and ideas change.
True I’m not making anything to
speak of but I hope to better myself.
A married man gets privileges that a
single man doesn’t get in the way of
passes and time off. And as Bev has
probably told you I’m in an outfit
that stands a very good chance of
coming back intact.
I wish I could be telling you all
of this in person rather than trying
to struggle thru this letter. My [?]
it gets confusing. At any rate I’ve
reached the conclusion that for the
present it’s best that we let matters
stand. I honestly can’t feel that it
would be the right thing to get married
right now. As for the future? - - -We’ll see.
Guess that “reason” triumphed over
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the “heart” again.
Really I’m glad that Bev asked
you about our getting married. It
means a lot to me to know that she’s
willing to have me as a husband and
also that you and your wife are
all for us. I repeat tho that we
didn’t make any decision as to any
action to be taken but it is a nice
thing to think about. But then you
should know because you went thru
this once yourself. Although it was
much easier for you. You weren’t
in the Army and hadn’t been going
with the same girl for four years.
One thing you folks can be sure
of. We won’t do anything without
letting you know about it first.
Maybe we’d all be happier if we
didn’t try to be so sensible. I wonder.
Now there I go again.
That’s a very nice idea about
my folks meeting you people. I know
that my parents will be willing and
it’s time that all of you got
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acquainted. Ha, ha, I can just see
my folks carry on a conversation
with you. Maybe you should practice
up on your Yiddish. Seriously tho
I think it’s a grand idea.
I just came back from my first bivouac
and I can’t say that I’m sorry to be
back. The weather went against us
and it has been raining continuously.
We’re going out again next week and
I hope that we don’t have rain.
I hope that I’ve given you an idea
of what I think about the marriage
problem. Guess that after this is in
the mail I’ll find dozens of things
that I should have written. It never
fails.
Please write again and let me
know what happens in the out-
skirts of the “Big City.” Bev will
keep me posted on N.J.
Fondest regards to Mrs. Moore
and Bud. Hope to see all of you
in about a month.
Sincerely
Hal
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Contributor
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LeBourveau, Emma
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Coverage
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World War II
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Creator
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Harold Cohen
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Date
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1943-07-02
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Written Document
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Keene State College
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