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Love Letters from WWII Couple Displayed in Nashville Library

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Acollectionofover200lovelettersfromacoupleduringWorldWarIIisdigitallyondisplayattheNashvillePublicLibrary.

納許維爾公共圖書館正在以數位形式展出二戰期間一對情侶的 200 多封情書。

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TheletterstellthestoryofWilliamRaymondWhittakerandJaneDean'scourtshipandmarriage, sheddinglightontheirloveduringwartime.

這些信件講述了威廉·雷蒙德·惠特克和簡·迪恩的戀愛和婚姻故事,揭示了他們在戰爭時期的愛。

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Whittaker, knownasRay, metJaneatthehistoricallyBlackMeharryMedicalCollegeinTennessee. TheylosttouchwhenhewasdraftedintotheArmy.

惠特克(大家都叫他雷)在田納西州歷史悠久的黑人醫學院梅哈里醫學院認識了簡。後來他被徵召入伍,兩人就失去了聯繫。

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ThelibraryhasJane'sreplytoRay'sletter, wheresheexpressespleasantsurpriseathiscontactandherworriesaboutuncertainwarconditions.

圖書館裡有簡對雷的回信,信中她表達了對雷的聯繫感到驚喜,以及對戰爭局勢不明朗的擔憂。

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Thelettersrevealhowtheirrelationshipevolved, leadingtoRayproposingtoJaneandthemgettingmarriedinBirminghamwhilehewasstationedatFortMcClellaninAlabama.

這些信件揭示了他們的關係是如何發展的,最終雷向簡求婚,兩人在伯明罕結婚,當時雷正在阿拉巴馬州的麥克萊倫堡服役。

Despitebeingapart, JaneexpressesherloveforRayintheirletters, hopingforatimewhentheycanbetogetherforever.

儘管分開兩地,簡仍在信件中表達了對雷的愛,希望有朝一日他們能夠永遠在一起。

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A collection of over 200 love letters from a couple during World War II is digitally on display at the Nashville Public Library.

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The letters tell the story of William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean's courtship and marriage, shedding light on their love during wartime.

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Whittaker, known as Ray, met Jane at the historically Black Meharry Medical College in Tennessee. They lost touch when he was drafted into the Army.

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The library has Jane's reply to Ray's letter, where she expresses pleasant surprise at his contact and her worries about uncertain war conditions.

Love Letters from WWII Couple Displayed in Nashville Library: image

The letters reveal how their relationship evolved, leading to Ray proposing to Jane and them getting married in Birmingham while he was stationed at Fort McClellan in Alabama.

Despite being apart, Jane expresses her love for Ray in their letters, hoping for a time when they can be together forever.