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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. \r\n\r\nThis image is from the archive of Ron Chapman,\r\nProfessor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez\r\nCommunity College is located in Chalmette, in St.\r\nBernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily\r\ndamaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.\r\n

Citation

“[Untitled],” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 20, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26735.

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