John tells Lucille that he has received the final report and that his son is presumed dead. He provides his son's badge (?) number and asks Lucille for Jimmy's number so that he can send the information to the Quartermaster General's office. He says he intends to inquire about the deaths and burials of all the soldiers who were shot down on the 29th of February.
John sends Lucille a Christmas card in which he thanks Lucille for the photos she sent, although his son is not in them. He sends a photo to her. He agrees with her that the prostpects of their sons returning are slim, but wishes Lucille a nice Christmas nevertheless.
John expresses his condolences to Lucille and his frustrations that their sons have not been located in France--alive or dead. He says he has received his son John's belongings and has little hope left for his son's safe return. He tells Lucille a second hand account of the plane crash that killed their sons and he thanks her for reaching out to the Air Commander.
John expresses solidarity and emphasizes that parents of soldiers MIA must continue to wait and hope, but prepare for the worst. He requests any photos or information Lucille might have and offers the same to her.
Essay arguing that the United States of America requires democratic renewal and that renewal must take the form of a Third Reconstruction with the goal of rebuilding the United States as a just, open, and plural republic.
This database includes all records of Collembola which are or were in the Collection of K. Christiansen. The records are mainly from North America but include some specimens from Mexico and Lebanon, Syria and China
