UNITED STATES ARMY

April 19, 1944

Bryant Service Club,

Thanks again for another swell package and also another interesting letter about all the other Bryant boys in the service all over the world.

I certainly appreciate those packages for as I once wrote before, it keeps me close to Bryant and keeps bringing back many enjoyable days and also evenings I spent there waiting for the light on Stowell’s porch to blink and tell me to hurry. - I hope it won’t be long before we can all be back and take on where we left.

I have been fortunate, for I was transferred from Ft. Devens, Mass Hq. Det. after being down in Virginia one year. I don’t know how long I’m to be here, but as long as I’m here why I’ll be satisfied. I’ve been coming home every weekend and I’ve been up to Bryant quite often- one of it’s buildings anyway.-

I must get back to my work, so thanks again and I do hope to hear from you all again.

Yours for Victory
Morris Cofman

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December 16, 1943

Bryant Service Club:

Thanks a million, it was really swell of (you-all) making it possible for all of us Bryant Alumnus to receive those gifts. I'm stationed here with Leon "Pinky" Finkle another Bryant man and when we received our packages, it brought back many pleasant memories of days we had spent at Bryant, and of course not forgetting those lovely evenings we spent at the dorms. We are both looking forward to soon returning and beginning where we left off.

I look forward to those letters you send out every so often, which contains news about all the other boys in the service and about all the school news.

Well, I guess I better sign off now, for we are having our mid-term exams this week and they sure are tough. Again I thank you all very, very, much, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and next year at this time I hope I'll be playing Christmas carols for the student body of Bryant instead of serenading the students here at William and Mary every evening at 10:45 just before I play taps for lights out.

Best of Luck to all of you, and keep up the good work; I'm sure it's being appreciated.

Morris Cofman
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A Merry Christmas greeting
And a joyous wish to say
May happiness be with you
Every minute of the day.

Cadet Morris Cofman
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
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U S O

April 20, 1943

Dear Miss Blaney,

It’s been only about four weeks since I left Bryant College for the Army, but it has seemed like ages. I don’t have the chance of forgetting Bryant as you probably know, I am here with fifteen other students from Bryant also and makes everything just perfect, as we are all in the same Co. and Regiment. We go out weekends together and we bring up Bryant very often, the subjects are of the times we spent there and then we get to thinking of what[’]s going on now while we work our heads off here, and also who is taking our place with the fair youn[g] maidons [sic].

The first chance we get when each and everyone of us are together in one group, we are going to take pictures and then we’ll send them in to you. I won’t bother and give you the names of all the boys here as James Moynaham [sic] told me that he had already written to you and told you who they were.

In closing may I say that I’m sure nothing would make me happier than to hear from Bryant regular, in that way it will kind of keep me close until I get back.

Yours for Victory,
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