Practicing War: Love Letters From A GI

When war separated them, love letters kept them together

A daughter discovers 75 love letters tied with faded ribbons—the remarkable true story of her parents’ WWII romance that sustained them through training, combat, and a lifetime together.

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The touching true story of Ernest and Mary Louise, whose wartime courtship through heartfelt letters blossomed into 62 years of marriage—discovered by their daughter and now shared with the world.

Practicing War: Love Letters from a GI

When war separated them, love letters kept them together

“He must have really loved me,” she told her daughter Lane, repeating the loving words he’d written over 75 years earlier. “These letters mean the world to me—they bring back the story of how it all began.”

Practicing War

More than just a collection of letters, this book follows Ernest’s journey through basic training to the battlefields of France, Germany, and Austria with the 103rd Infantry Division. Using historical records and Ernest’s own stories, author Lane Davis Sauser weaves together the romance with the reality of war, creating a vivid portrait of both the man who wrote the letters and the soldier who lived them.

The Author

Lane Davis Sauser is a first-time author and retired Certified Public Accountant from Auburn, Alabama. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Lane has always been passionate about family history and preserving heritage for future generations. As the self-appointed family historian and archivist, she has spent years researching ancestry and collecting family stories. When she discovered her parents’ love letters in her mother’s dresser drawer, she knew she had found something extraordinary—a tangible treasure in our digital age where messages have no permanence.

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Lane Davis Sauser

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