{"product_id":"dear-folks-a-soldiers-letters-home-1941-1961-paperback","title":"Dear Folks: A Soldier's Letters Home 1941-1961 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol E. Yorke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore computers and the internet, letter writing was a labor of love. They could make you laugh or cry, holding untold mysteries within a quaint, many-times-over postmarked envelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the letter writer is a strapping lad of twenty-four who is blind in one eye and gets into the Army by faking the eye test, his letters home span the hysterically funny to the downright absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Hal, Harold W. Yorke, Jr., a tall young man with coal black hair, a strikingly pale moustache, tanned complexion, and intelligent blue eyes that speak volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat started as a lark, turns into an interesting career in the Army spanning twenty years. The military took him all over the United States and to exotic locales like Korea and Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal's journey of sepia-tinted World War II memories relates how he makes do with a not-so-handsome salary, yet his sharp mind and will to succeed has him fixing cars and planes, as well as just about anything broken that needs repairs during wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis letter home on how to score a cake from the base kitchen without getting caught is hilarious, while his letter about a terrifying fire will chill hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented by his daughter in this nostalgic compilation, each day in the military produced something new for Hal, and all those outpourings are captured as if on cellulose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eCarol E. Yorke lived the nomadic life of an Army brat throughout the United States and overseas during her childhood, ultimately landing in Southern California. She spent 25 years as a CPA and was married three times. After suffering a debilitating stroke in 2009, she wrote her first book \u003cem\u003eBrain Attack: Surviving a Stroke \u003c\/em\u003ein 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300703625523,"sku":"9781681812854","price":20.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KRFaVnWfsC9781681812854.webp?v=1777496213","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/dear-folks-a-soldiers-letters-home-1941-1961-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}