The war is over in Europe! Germany has surrendered! Bruce is in Kingman working Air Transport Command, visiting Needles, California, and writing letters home about Lotta's poor health.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

In this episode, Bruce is back in Kingman, Arizona without Margaret, as she stays back in Lowell to have their baby. We read a few love-struck letters Bruce wrote to his parents about his wife, we learn about what a communications officer is, and Mussolini is captured. Also-- a return of Bruce's friend Major "Pappy" Odle.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

It's our 50th episode, the premiere of our final season, and the beginning of 1945. In this episode, Bruce and Margaret are starting to plan their future after the war, Bruce returns to Kingman, and the world mourns the loss of President Roosevelt.

It's our "Season 3 finale" and we're reading the last letters we have from 1944. We read about the trip that Frank and his daughters-in-law took to visit Bruce in Arizona, we learn that Bruce and Margaret take a detour to Chanute, Illinois, and the year 1944 finishes with some big life changes.

In this episode, Bruce and Margaret "honeymoon" at a redistribution center in Miami before moving to Kingman, Arizona for Bruce's next assignment at Kingman Army Air Field. We read letters from both Bruce and Margaret describing their tough time finding a place to live in Arizona.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

Bruce and Margaret finally tie the knot and we read the wedding announcement from the Ledger, as well as what Bruce's brother Roger thinks of the marriage. We also read a little bit about Bruce's homecoming to Lowell and his next assignment in Miami.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

This is it for Bruce's time in Thurleigh. In this episode, we read about Bruce's final missions and letters he sent while waiting to go home to Lowell!

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

This is "the day" Bruce and his squadron have been waiting for-- D-Day. June 6, 1944. We read Bruce's letter that describes his experience in the invasion and we learn more about what exactly happened on that day.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

We take a brief detour from Bruce's story to talk more about his cousin Bill Lalley, who was also a pilot shot down on his very first mission. Bill spent a year on the run with the resistance and in a prison camp before being liberated and returning to west Michigan. We read excerpts from Bill's memoir "365 Days: A World War 2 Memoir" to learn about his harrowing year. We also welcome a guest, Bill's niece, Annette Lalley Ritzema.

Orignal music by Roger MacNaughton.

Featuring special guest Annette Lalley Ritzema

In this episode, we learn more about how everyone is preparing for D-Day, including people back home. We hear some family updates about Bruce’s brother Roger heading in the army and Bruce's cousin Bill going missing in action after a mission. Bruce also asks his parents what they really think of his future wife and makes plans to get married when he returns.

Original music by Roger MacNaughton