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Jill Babin's grandmother Mary Bernard wrote to many servicemen during World War II. This…

A soldier carrying a rifle on his shoulder stands on a grassy area beside wooden barracks-style buildings, with open fields visible in the background.

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Do You Know What it Means

Jill Babin's grandmother Mary Bernard wrote to many servicemen during World War II. This is one of her penpals Private Joseph Lesson on guard duty.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26735

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“Jill Babin's grandmother Mary Bernard wrote to many servicemen during World War II. This…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26735.

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