www.nb.legion.ca 51 NEWBRUNSWICKCOMMANDThe Royal Canadian Legion LégionRoyale CanadienneDIRECTIONNOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK Intermediate Essay/Rédaction intermédiaire - Meghan Brophy Grade 8 student/élève de la 8e année - North and South Esk Regional High School To my daughter Molly July 17th, 1941 Hello Molly, how is your day going? Over here in Europe it is a gloomy day. I’m in a muddy, wet, soggy trench. There’s water holes and a lot of muck. Right now, I’m about to go to bed on a hard piece of burlap. I can’t stop thinking about you and your mother back home. Daddy misses you, and I hope I get to see you soon. Even though I’m not close to you right now, I want you to remember I love you. Everything is going to be just fine. I hope that you and your mother are safe. Tell her not to worry too much about me. Hoping to get a letter back from you soon. All my love, your dad Ryan. Dear daddy August 2nd, 1941 Daddy I miss you so much. Mom has started cleaning more and more since you left, I think it’s because she misses you so much. Being home here without you is hard but knowing you’re ok makes me feel a bit better. I miss you reading me my favorite book before I go to bed or making me my favorite snack of peanut butter and crackers. War seems terrible and scary. Will you be able to come home and visit me soon? When you come home, we can have fresh warm cookies and a big glass of milk (if mom lets us.) Mommy and I miss you. Love, Molly Epilogue: It has been nine months and 13 days since I wrote that letter. I was wondering when my dad would write back. Waiting was hard. He never wrote back. 3 weeks after I had mailed my letter to him, we got word that my farther had been shot and bled to death. I will always remember that my dad died serving his country, proud. He was a brave guy but an even better dad. As originally submitted for competition / Tel que soumis initialement au concours
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