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December 19,1941
Mr. and Mrs. rQnile Perre Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Dear Hr. and Mrs. Perre:
It has just come to my attention that your son, Leon, made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of his country at Pearl Harbor.
I take this means of offering you my profound and heartfelt sympathy in your great sorrow. I realize that words are futile in attempting to console bereaved parents in a loss so tragic, but I hope that you will find consolation in the knowledge that your boy gave his all that freedom and justice nay be kept alive in a world tom asunder by the forces of tyranny and evil.
His nation, his state, and his home-tcrni are proud of his valor and heroism, and they will honor his memory throughout the years to dome.
May God sustain and comfort you in your bereavement.
U. S. S.
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