"Goofeins Celebrate 3rd Year of Marriage. 'Does This Last Year Count?' Queries Famous Beauty."

In the days of instant messaging and e mails, the art of thoughtful correspondence is slowly ebbing away. Then there is the art of something even more original, such as what Marion Gurfein bestowed on her husband Joe while he was serving abroad during World War II and Korea. Marion told the stories wartime wives tell their husbands in a unique format, a “newspaper” wittily titled The Goofein Journal. She cleverly cemented the bonds between husband and wife and their children, as well as making mail call the highlight of Joe Gurfein’s day.

"I knew it would not be scum and went anyway."

Mary Sheldon Gill's story

"Sherman was right, 'War is Hell,'..."

Frederick Clarence Stilson's story

"'What in hell were you people doing back there anyway, to be caught that way?'"

Donald Patrick Finn's story

"Together we could have done lots more than we ever did singly."

Malcolm Harvey Stilson's story

"There were 'Dear Jane' as well as 'Dear John' letters."

Marie Brand Voltzke's story

"Everywhere the people treated us with the same respect that they would have treated their own soldiers."

Vincent Cornelius Reed's story

"...Sure hate to think of leaving and facing the possibility of not coming back ..."

Sidney Algernon Riches Sr.'s story