Army & Navy: Also Human

From North Africa, Private John Ganz wrote to his 19-year-old wife Gloria: "Oh, boy, how I miss you. I can hardly wait till I get home. (I hope the censor doesn't mind me writing this)." By the time Gloria Ganz got the letter a blue-penciled footnote had been added: "The censor wishes he was home too."

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