Chapter 27
Letters from Friends
March 1945
Hi Garrity,
Congratulations!!! I am so excited to hear your wonderful news. You and Johnny were made for each other. By the time you get this, you will probably already be the farmer’s wife with a new little Wetta planted—ha ha!
You may have heard from Cy that my orders were changed. Our hospitals are now being flooded with casualties coming home from the Battle of the Ardennes. It must have been pure hell. Taking care of the wounded has made me feel stupid thinking we were cold and made any kind of sacrifice for coming to work during that blizzard last year. (Gosh it seems a century ago!) We have treated so many men who lost fingers, toes, and much more from the freezing storm, in addition to battle wounds. The worst injuries haven’t even ar
