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by George W. Honts, First Lieutenant (d. 1945)

France, having survived the Normandy Invasion, D‑Day:
 (Sung text for setting by A. Smith)
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Language: English 
France July 2nd '44

Downpour of rain -- bombers -- fighters -- mud -- shattered dwellings
-- dead livestock -- uprooted trees -- etc.

France 14 Oct. '44

The order of the day is mud -- mud -- mud -- Thin slippery mud, thick
sticky mud, French mud, German mud -- The rain is continuing unabated
and the channel is pounding at its cliff confines as though it were
possessed of the devil himself.

France Nov. 22 '44

It is still inconceivable to me that you have chosen to share you life
with me...a love which has given me new life, a new goal and a new
approach to heaven.

Composition:

    Set to music by Alan Louis Smith , "France, having survived the Normandy Invasion, D-Day:", 2012, from Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn: from the Private Papers of a World War II Bride, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by George W. Honts, First Lieutenant (d. 1945)

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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-21
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