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that you can write & tell us all about it.

We heard a Dr. Parker tell of the wonderful
way the transports are convoyed
"overseas" and were intensely [underlined] interested
because it was what you [underlined] are going through
or have been – He saw 13 or 15 transports [inderted above] go out in
one night and at a given signal from
a war ship that headed the line torpedo
boat destroyers darted out from all the
wharfs and surrounded the "3 mile" [inserted above] lines
of transports "like the wings of a
great bird". He said he returned to New
York and all day as he walked through
the streets "Mine eyes have seen the
Glory of the Coming of the Lord"! sang
through his head. He thought it a marvelous
accomplishment! Was taken out in some
tug as an invited guest during the night

[on left margin:]
Battle Hymn of the Republic you know dear!