Mary heard from Joe through letters, but he was never able to tell her exactly where he was stationed because of security risks. However, occasionally one of the officers she cared for was able to inform her of where his company was located. Mary enjoyed her work very much. If I hadn't been so happily married, I probably would have continued after the war. I wouldn't trade my life with Joe for anything, but it was a very interesting experience to feel that I was helping people.
War is hell.
And if anyone ever tells you otherwise, they weren't there. There were only 18 girls working at the beginning, but later on in the war a whole company was brought in. When the Palm Springs hospital closed, Mary relocated to Fort Lewis in October of 1944. She remained there until Joe was dismissed in 1946. John Paul and Mary Louise were not directly involved in the war, but life in the U.S. was certainly not the same as it had been before the war started.