Whenever Silent Night  was sung on Christmas Eve, my mother would always start sobbing, as she reminisced about her friend Krystyne. In December, 1945, the war was over and the Hospital staff waited to go home or be reassigned. Krystyne, a displaced person from Poland, worked in the kitchen. Kathy and Krystine had become friends, and helped each other to learn languages.  Read further in the book further to find out a soldier’s very different interpretation of the Christmas E

In the book, Girls in a World at War , just before Christmas 1944, Kathy is serving as a dietician in a U.S. Army hospital while awaiting her next orders. Her boyfriend, Rocky—a handsome and charming Army Captain—has gone on leave, leaving her thoughtful gifts. One of these gifts is shown here: Actual Gift Box with Inlaid Silver Doves Read on in the book to find out where Kathy’s new orders take her—and what unfolds with Rocky. (Hint: She will find herself within earshot of g

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