This handwritten letter, dated December 21, 1952, was sent by a mother to her son during the Korean War. Written on ordinary notebook paper, it captures the small, personal details of home-front life – a father's illness, winter weather, and holiday shopping – that filled the letters families exchanged with servicemen stationed far from home. Such correspondence, preserved alongside photographs and official records, offers a rare window into the emotional connections sustained across distance during America's Korean War era (1950-1953). Project: 218150