“The letters were a great comfort. And the post was indispensable. Without it we could not have won the war. He was terribly important as a motivator of the troops. Called by mail, every time it happened it was a delight,” commented Paul Fussel about the mail during World War II. Love letters had a great impact on soldiers and their loved ones; they also influenced their attitudes and their performance, and the content of the letters was similar in almost all letters addressed home Receiving a letter was one of the best things a person could achieve, whether you were at war or were at home while a loved one. was at war. Since soldiers were away for long periods of time, people depended on letters from their loved ones at war (“Letters from the Front”). Letters, however, were not only important to mothers, wives, children and other relatives, but it was also true for all soldiers in the war. When families received letters, they were told how the soldier was doing, which would give relief to the family constant becomes real, receiving a letter telling your loved ones that they are okay is the best thing. A private named Sid Phillips celebrated his eighteenth birthday during the war and the next day received a letter from home saying it was "The best present possible" ("Communication"). All letters sent out of the war were monitored so that the enemy could not get any information to help them move forward in the war. When soldiers wrote letters they were sent to a location that would obscure any information useful to the enemy before it was sent home. The location that would obscure the information on the letters was known as the blackout station. Even though the letters were sent for tracking, the soldiers those... middle of paper... were one of the reasons we won the war. Although all the letters looked similar, they were all unique in their own way because each soldier had their own things to say to their family. Receiving a letter from a loved one was one of the best things people could receive when they were away. Works Cited "Communication". The war at home. PBS and Web. January 30, 2014. Frederick, Clinton. "American Veterans Center." Second World War: a legacy of lettersA journey of soldiers. Np, nd Web. 9 January 2014. Gelo, Ambra. “Sleep Tight My Love: Goldfrapp bases the song on the tender letter from one World War II soldier to another.” Dangerous minds. NP, 23 December 2013. Web. 9 January 2014. "Letters from the front". American experience. PBS and Web. January 9, 2014. "World War II Soldier's Love Letters Found in Home." Traverse City Record-Eagle Jan. 2, 2013, 3A sec.: 3A. Access the newspaper archive. Network. January 30. 2014.