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Dearest Darling, It's Been a Long, Long Time: Love Letters from World War II
Lost Years, Found
Dr. Tony Hopper always knew his father had served in the Army during WWII, but the details about this time in his father’s life were never discussed. It would be seventy years before he learned about his father’s time in the war through a discovery hidden away in a secret box labeled “KEEP OUT.”
In 1944, Bert Hopper left his wife, Lois, and newborn son, Tony to serve in the Army during WWII, not knowing if he would ever see them again. He wrote to them every chance he could.
Dearest Darling, It’s Been a Long, Long Time is part world history and part family history discovered in over 300 letters chronicling Bert Hopper’s time in the war, his love for his wife and son, and his faith in God.
Dr. Tony Hopper always knew his father had served in the Army during WWII, but the details about this time in his father’s life were never discussed. It would be seventy years before he learned about his father’s time in the war through a discovery hidden away in a secret box labeled “KEEP OUT.”
In 1944, Bert Hopper left his wife, Lois, and newborn son, Tony to serve in the Army during WWII, not knowing if he would ever see them again. He wrote to them every chance he could.
Dearest Darling, It’s Been a Long, Long Time is part world history and part family history discovered in over 300 letters chronicling Bert Hopper’s time in the war, his love for his wife and son, and his faith in God.
535 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2022
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December 19, 2022
This is a family story from told through a married couple's transcribed letters (more than 300 of them) interspersed with WWII history and family news.
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