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Show 'Fighting Men Proud of U. S. LieaL Hardd C. Nielsen Speaks Prcm Thj Pacific Mr. and Mrs. Carl ielsen of Fairview have just rc :eived a i letter form their son, : st Lieut. Harold C. Nielsen, who is some- 1 where in the Pacific theatre of war operations which reads in ' part as follows:- ! "Well, another 4th of July has ! been celebrated, and this time j the future looks pretty good for us. "With the Russian Army making mak-ing their way in from the east, and our own coming from the South and West , I imagine Hitler's Hit-ler's biggest worry now is not the "Fatherland," and his beloved be-loved "Reich," but his o vn hide. And I don't think that he little old "Son-'of-heaven," fels too cagy with that big crack widening widen-ing in his ring of defense. As far as I am concerned he nad just as well sell his Mortgage on his Homestead from here on out. "Please extend my thanks to those responsible for the gift of the kit. I really appreciate it, and it sorta takes me a little closer to home. Just the fact that people are thinking of you is a re-assurance that what we are doing it worth while, and the self satisfaction of knowing that the folks back home realize the fact that it's a man's job and a pretty big one. Signed: 1st Lt. Harold C.Nielsen 01113866 Co. B 1894th Engr. Aviation Bn. A.P.O. No. 953, Co Postmaster, SanFrancisco, California. Lieut. Nielsen has two older brothers in the Army and one younger brother in the Merchant Marine, Conrad is somewhere in the Merchant Marine Corps. Lt. Ray Nielsen Nielsen is with the 101st Engineers Combat Battalion and Private Carl E. Nielsen is at Camp Roberts, California. |