11 Oct, 1944

Darling darling,

I am back this moment at the airport in Miami putting you on the plane. It was a hard moment dearest and those three days seemed so awfully short at that moment. I tried to stay and see you taxi out, but the man kept driving me back and back trying to get me in the terminal. I finally snapped at him hard and then had to apologize for I realized he was only following the rules. I hope that you had a good flight to P--- but I know that you must have been tired out by the time that you arrived.

I went from the airport directly to the Battle Creek and checked in. I found out immediately that I had been scratched from the next day’s flight due to the fact that I had not weighed my bag in that day at one thirty. A phone call straightened that out, so after four hours and a half sleep (we got up at four to get off at six) we were off to here. We had a good flight back although you can imagine how long and dreary it was to me coming in this direction.

I had a little lunch then a shaveshower and some clean clothes to report in. I reported. Our friend was away so I have to go back. I did have a talk with another regarding it all. Darling if I was low before I’m at the bottom of the entire heap now. It is worse than I thought and hard for me to believe. I just can’t understand how I was ever selected. What a reward for several years of hard work and diligent effort. And what a blow to the ambitions. Think of it, here we were thinking about a promotion to BG, and instead this. Well darling enough of that—I will do the job they give me for after all it is not a life time though it may seem like it at times I suppose. It won’t hurt to hope and maybe pray a little.

Darling our time in Miami together was wonderful and every minute of it to me was real heaven. We did very little but be together, but for me that was everything. It was so nice having your loved one once again in your arms and fun being able to kid and tease you again. When I think what a disappointment it was to me and to you not to get that well deserved leave after all our plans it still makes me sort of sick. I fail to see the tremendous emergency, but then maybe I am blind and I am still intent on securing leave as soon as it is possible. I do hope that it can be around Christmas time. I know now more than ever how much that I love you my darling and I feel so secure in your love dear. These dark days will pass sometime soon and then we can be back together again which is after all the main things. I repeat dearest that I love you tremendously and am longing for you already.

I told George about the announcement in the Miami papers the day you left about the new CG for Miami the one that he was counting on. He was very disappointed and downhearted and sort of resigned about it all. Man oh man.

There is much that I could discuss with you darling and much that I want to discuss with you, but it had better wait as you now. I know that you are very curious but for the time being we l-----. Keep me informed on the matter we discussed when we were together regarding the last several conversations. I am interested to know how that matter continues. Nothing really important, but one likes to keep up with things eh what?

Darling mine I want to write you a long letter and will get to it at once but this I want to get out to you this morning so that you will have it as soon as you get back to the

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apartment. Or at least as soon after as possible. I am off again to my new haunts and will tell you all about it a little later.

Darling I send my love and devotion to you and thanks so very much for being mine.

Edwin