Cronkite's War by Walter Cronkite IV

Author:Walter Cronkite, IV [Cronkite IV, Walter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4262-1020-4
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2013-05-07T04:00:00+00:00

CRONKITE MARKED HIS second lonely Christmas without his wife in his December 25, 1943, letter.

V-MAIL Saturday, Christmas December 25, 1943

My darlingest wife:

This is a lonely day, brightened only by the stack of wonderful gifts you all sent me and, perhaps later, by a drink or two at Sam’s. The flat looks a little more Christmas-like this morning with the wrappings from my presents scattered over the floor. The only decoration Jim and I have are our Christmas cards displayed on the mantle. I got one from the Moorheads and one each from two bomber groups besides all those you sent me. I know you were just trying to make up for all those years when Betty kidded me about the few cards I got compared to the more popular members of the family.

I had to go up to a bomber base yesterday and I got back about eight o’clock completely worn out. But since Jim had opened the one or two packages he received upon their arrival weeks ago and had none to open Christmas day, I thought it would be better if I opened mine in solitude while he worked last night. So after I got home I changed into comfortable clothes, got a fire going in the fireplace, piled all my packages (and there were dozens, honey) alongside the easy chair, and dug in. Everything was perfect—exactly what I needed, things impossible to get here, luxury items I’d never have bought for myself, and wonderful surprises. I think I got the biggest single kick out of the Mixture 79. It was so unexpected and so wanted. You were a darling to remember it as my favorite. Mixing it with the big box of Bond Street Judy sent me, I’ll have my favorite pipe smoke again … That Wolferman fruit cake was a godsend too. I opened it early this week to make the week a little more of a holiday one. It is delicious, darling, and I bet you didn’t have anything like it yourself. I wish you could be here to share it with me. Or even without a fruit cake, I wish you could be here. I miss you so much, my darling, and need you so …

Walter

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