Feature Letter of December 5th, 2025
McLean, David
We are in billets again for a few days and I'm feeling fine. I've not got the boxes yet but we will have a feed when they do come. I will try and send mother something in a day or two if I can but I don't know if I can here. I would like to tell you about the war but you know they won't let me so I will have lots to tell you if I get back home and you want to be a good boy look after mother until I come home. So I must close hoping this will find you well. Wishing you a merry Christmas.
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As we move away in time from past conflicts and as our veteran population declines, it becomes increasingly difficult for Canadians to understand the sacrifices that men and women made, both on the battlefield and on the home front, during wartime. The Canadian Letters and Images Project has been sharing their stories, and Canada’s story, for the past quarter century.
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