Photograph by Emily J. Davis
One letter was written by a Black soldier fighting for the Union Army to the woman who had enslaved his daughter. Another, written by a Confederate soldier, was pulled off the soldier’s dead body. A sailor, trapped aboard a ship, dashed off a note as Japanese planes were bombing Pearl Harbor. A prisoner of war during World War II scrawled a message on the back of a family photo, shortly before his death. An army sergeant who had pilfered Adolf Hitler’s personal stationery, emblazoned with a swastika, crossed out the name at the top, inserted his own, and penned a letter to his family.
You know exactly what’s going on. The Wraith (@suffer survive) February 28, 2021
it is called voting democratic makes for contrained drilling in America. Generally some giant steps backwards economically paul taylor (@paultaylor47) February 28, 2021
It s hard not to be political ed bud you know what it is Tom Hemmann (@a5150man) February 28, 2021
Just the beginning. Elections have consequences. Gonna be a long 4 years. JZ (@jzpi) February 28, 2021
Not sure what’s going on? Really?
You are only seeing the start of what dependence on foreign energy looks like. Gary Bradley (@grbradley) February 28, 2021
Not sure what’s going on? Really?
You are only seeing the start of what dependence on foreign energy looks like. Gary Bradley (@grbradley) February 28, 2021