[ WP ] A soldier on the front dies in the middle of writing a letter home . It is finished and sent by the man who killed him .

Hey Mom, 
 
 Made it another day! Thank the lord, right? How're things back home? Everything's been calm over here for the most part, calm as things can be anyway. In between the boys in my tent hogging anything we can get our hands on to read and their squabbles and Claire sending me letters fussin about every little thing, I feel like I'd be blessed if the soldiers came fire on us!! 
 
 Ha ha. 
 
 I should n't tell jokes like that though. I do truly feel blessed to be this lucky, we have n't heard anything as much as a gunshot these past few days. I have n't had to leave to do any fighting for almost a week! Cap'n say that when the scouts get we might get leave for a little while! 
 
 I'm really hoping things work out like that, I miss y'all like crazy. 
 
 But if they do n't, it wo n't be too bad. I heard Cap mention that he heard something from top brass ~~ ( redacted ) ~~. So it ca n't last more than a few more ~~ ( redacted ) ~~! 
 
 Besides, I know I got you praying for me, Dad and Jesus are looking out for me, and Claire would n't let the Man upstairs hear the end of it if He let something happen to me here. So I'll be fine 
 
 * ( the'e' at the end of'fine' has a long tail, trailing off the edge of the page, the writing that follows are notably different ) * 
 
 yeah. everything will be fine. 
 
 i ca n't wait to see all of you again. 
 
 i love you. 
 
 * ( the signature is indecipherable ) *
