“Letter to a G.I.”

A Student's Guide to Essential Primary Sources
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https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844353.book-part-100

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Abstract

This is in memory of an anniversary—the anniversary of October 27th, 1943, when I first heard you singing in North Africa. That song brings memories of the happiest times I’ve ever known. Memories of a GI show troop—curtains made from barrage balloons—spotlights made from cocoa cans—rehearsals that ran late into the evenings—and a handsome boy with a wonderful tenor voice. Opening night at a theater in Canastel—perhaps a bit too much muscatel, and someone who understood. Exciting days playing in the beautiful and stately Municipal Opera House in Oran—a misunderstanding—an understanding in the wings just before opening chorus.

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