Pearl Harbor

Dear Evelyn. It's different than I thought it would be here. It's cold — So cold it goes deep into your bones. There is one place I can go to find warmth. That is to think of you. I just wish I could be back there with you.

Victory belongs to those that believe in it the most and believe in it the longest.

— I'm no good at church.
— What do you mean, sweetie?
— When I'm up there getting my slate wiped clean, I'm thinking how to dirty it up again.

— Most officers would have thrown you in the brig.
— Most nurses wouldn't keep their fingers plugged in your artery.

Tell your crew to take a piss before they take off.

I left my momma in Texas and joined the Navy to see the world, become a man. They made me a cook.

A lot of people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war yet. I'd just like to say, if there are many more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.