{"id":24,"date":"2011-08-03T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=24"},"modified":"2011-08-03T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T16:04:00","slug":"letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/letter.html","title":{"rendered":"An Inspirational D-Day Letter of Condolence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s an e-mail from a lawyer friend of mine.\u00a0 He gave me permission to publish it for all of our\u00a0America In Uniform<\/strong>\u00a0supporters.<\/p>\n

To all:<\/p>\n

In the performance of my menial job, I am required to examine Abstracts of Title to different properties in North Louisiana to determine the mineral and lease ownership of said lands.\u00a0 This afternoon I was examining a succession proceeding of a man who had acquired a piece of property in Sabine Parish.\u00a0 I discovered the attached letter filed for posterity in his succession proceeding at the courthouse.<\/p>\n

Sgt. John Emanus died on June 6, 1944 (that is otherwise known as D-Day) while serving in the 82nd Airborne Division which had jumped into Normandy on the early morning hours of this historic day.\u00a0 The letter is written by the then Commanding General of the 82 Airborne Division, General Matthew Ridgway, one of our nation\u2019s most able and courageous commanders in both WW II and the Korean War.\u00a0 I found the short, concise letter of General Ridgway to Sgt. Emanus\u2019s father to more accurately reflect what being a combat soldier is all about more than any other explanation I have ever read.The letter reflects the greatness of the man writing it and his sense of loss, as well as the inspirational combat leadership ability of Sgt. Emanus.\u00a0 It caused me to reflect that for this nation to endure as we all know it, we must continue to produce soldiers like Sgt. Emanus to fight our nation\u2019s wars and we must continue to produce great leaders like General Ridgway to lead them in the fight.<\/p>\n

Jim<\/p>\n

Headquarters 82d Airborne Division
\nOffice of the Division Commander<\/p>\n

A.P.O. 469, U.S. Army
\n2 August 1944<\/p>\n

Dear Mr. Emanus:<\/p>\n

It is with deep regret that I write of the death of your son, Sergeant John W. Emanus, 34235281, a member of my command who was killed in action 6 June 1944.<\/p>\n

Your son was a member of Headquarters Company, 82d \u201cAll American\u201d Airborne Division.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Emanus was an aggressive, ambitious non-commissioned officer.\u00a0 His ability to lead men was an inspiration to all and won the admiration and respect of his company officers.<\/p>\n

Putting aside family ties, the admiration, respect, and affection of comrades are a soldier\u2019s most priceless possessions, because collectively these comrades are unfailing judges.\u00a0 These possessions I believe your son had earned in full measure.\u00a0 Death of such a man leaves with each member of the Division a lasting sense of loss, from which there comes to you a deep sense of personal sympathy.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

M.B. RIDGWAY
\nMajor General, U. S. Army
\nCommanding<\/p>\n

Mr. Steve Emanus
\nRoute #1, Box 65
\nNoble, Louisiana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s an e-mail from a lawyer friend of mine.\u00a0 He gave me permission to publish it for all of our\u00a0America In Uniform\u00a0supporters. To all: In the performance of my menial job, I am required to examine Abstracts of Title to different properties in North Louisiana to determine the mineral and lease ownership of said lands.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heroes","category-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"\nAn Inspirational D-Day Letter of Condolence - America in Uniform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/letter.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Inspirational D-Day Letter of Condolence - America in Uniform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here\u2019s an e-mail from a lawyer friend of mine.\u00a0 He gave me permission to publish it for all of our\u00a0America In Uniform\u00a0supporters. 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