During World War II, Joseph (Joe) Stutz wrote over 600 letters to his parents and sisters. These letters were stored in a box for safekeeping. Seventy years later, Joe's daughter, Marilyn, finally read these letters. She discovered a treasure filled with family love and long-ago memories that would interest generations of the past, present, and future. This book is a compilation of excerpts from all of his letters (dated January 1943 to December 1945). This is not your typical war story filled with action and adventure, as Joe did not fight on the front line. Instead, this story is about a regular "G. I. Joe" who writes of a time when friends were "swell", food was rationed, and family was honored and adored. Though Army life was a roller coaster ride of ups and down, Joe's uplifting spirit shines through to the end.