22 Dec. 1944
Bryant Service Club
Providence, R.I.

Dear Members,

Hello there. I received your Christmas package and letter and was happy to have heard from you.

I am lucky to be back in the States this year for Christmas and only wish that it were possible for all the boys to be home.

All the Bryant graduates I know are happy to hear from your organization. Keep writing to the boys overseas as a letter, card, newspaper, etc., is all that a fellow over there has to look forward to. A boy over there is happy if he knows that the folks at home have taken a few minutes to drop him a line. He knows that he is not forgotten.

Keep up the good work your organization is doing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Sincerely,
Richard E. Cardoze
1^st Lt., Inf.

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Bryant Service Club
Bryant College
Providence, R. I.

Hello,

Received your box of candy and was quite happy and pleased to hear from you. You will note the change of address and new location.

There is not much one can say due to the censorship regulations but I am enjoying myself and find England quite pleasant.

Thank you again for the package.

Yours very truly,
Richard E. Cardoze
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Fort Jackson, S.C.
19 December 1943

Bryant Service Club,
Bryant College
Providence, R.I.

Greetings,

Your Christmas package was received and I wish to extend my sincere appreciateion to the members of your organization for their thoughtfulness.

Please extend to tall the members of the Bryant Service Club a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

You will note that I have had another change of address.

Yours very truly,

Richard E. Cardoze
RICHARD E. CARDOZE
2nd Lieut., 8th Infantry.
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Camp Gordon Johnson, Florida
24 October 1943

Bryant Service Club
Bryant College
Providence, R. I.

Hello,

Your letter and tabulation showing the address of Bryant graduates was received. It was interesting to note the location of other Bryant graduates in the service.

My address has changed several times and is now as follows:

Lt. Richard E. Cardoze A.S.N. 0-1309910
Hq. & Hq. Co. 8^th Inf, 4^th Div.
A. P. O. #4
Camp Gordon Johnson, Florida

It is always pleasant to receive school papers, letters and other such information concerning students of Bryant. Your club seems to be doing a grand job. Give my regards to Mr. Gulski, Mr. Richards, Mr Jacobs and other members of the faculty.

Yours very truly,

Richard E. Cardoze
RICHARD E. CARDOZE
2^nd Lt., 8^th Infantry

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CO. C. 12th TRAINING BATTALION
B.I.R.T.C.
FORT McCLELLAN, ALABAMA

July 26, 1942

Chairman of the Bryant Service Club
Bryant College
Providence, Rhode Island

Hello Friends,

It sure was a pleasant surprise to receive the package that you sent. The boys here helped me get the fullest enjoyment out of the consumption of the contents.

Your service club seems to be quite active and I know that most of the boys in the service feel the same way as I did when I received your package. One of the soldier’s few pleasures on the post is in receiving mail or packages and when something unexpected arrives he is all the more appreciative.

Best of luck to your club,

Richard E. Cardoze [Handwritten signature] Cpl. Richard E. Cardoze
Co. “C” 12th Tng. Bn.,
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