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My Dear Mrs. Ryan

It's with the most profound sense of joy

That I write to inform you your son ,

Private James Ryan ,

Is well and , at this very moment ,

On his way home from European battlefields .

Reports from the front indicate James did his duty in combat

With great courage and steadfast dedication

Even after he was informed of the tragic loss

Your family has suffered in this great campaign

To rid the world of tyranny and oppression .

I take great pleasure in joining the secretary of war ,

The men and women of the United States Army ,

And the citizens of a grateful nation

In wishing you good health and many years of happiness

with James at your side .

Nothing ,

Not even the safe return of a beloved son ,

Can compensate you

Or the thousands of other American families

Who have suffered great loss in this tragic war .

And I might share with you some words

Which have sustained me

Through long , dark nights

Of peril , loss and heartache .

And I ‘quote ,

" I pray that our Heavenly Father

May assuage the anguish of your bereavement

And leave you only the cherished memory

Of the loved and lost

And the solemn pride that must be yours

To have laid so costly a sacrifice

Upon the altar of freedom

Abraham Lincoln "

Yours very sincerely and respectfully ,

George C . Marshall , General , Chief Of Staff.