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On the surface of it all, this is a very simple letter written by Canadian Sergeant Edwin Worden to his wife back home.
It was written on the 5th of June 1944, one day before the Allied landings in Normandy, France. Every soldier was permitted one letter to write to a loved one.
Only one.
This is a heartfelt letter from a young man whose very future was in grave doubt.
Not knowing if he would survive the invasion and the subsequent fighting makes one very circumspect and pensive. And yet, the letter needed to be reassuring to family members at home.
The soldier did not want his loved ones to worry about him. They were brave men.
Sergeant Worden was one such fine soldier.
Read his letter home below.
When did Worden write this letter?
What were Worden's emotions and feelings as he wrote home?
How did he expect the next few days to unfold?
In what ways did family members and loved ones contribute to the morale of the soldiers?
(You will find a typed-transcript of Worden's letter here)
If you are curious about what happened to Sergeant Worden, then follow his story in the following few pages:
Part 1. Finding Lance Sergeant Worden: His D-Day letter...was it his last?
Part 2: LSgt joins the Army
Part 3: LSgt goes into battle
Part 4: LSgt Worden's bitter-sweet victory in Europe: a story in pictures
Part 5: LSgt Worden: Found
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