The letter written on this day was never mailed. It did not leave the Haggard until Dart carried it off with him at the end of his tour. It would never have made it past the censors because it is a detailed account of everything Dart experienced since leaving Camp Shoemaker back in December.

It makes for fascinating reading, especially for those of us who have read the personal letters he’s written during this same time. How disciplined he was not to have given the teeniest hint to the astounding exploits he’s been a part of on this noble ship!

I hope readers will take the time to scroll through these 16 pages of detailed, sometimes poetic, description of a ship at war, as seen through the eyes of a young, scared, proud sailor who was a vital part of her life.