By Jack Joseph Smith
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
The speaker assures Don that he belongs to the family and is not alone, naming Rose Marie and Christian as agreeing.
The speaker grounds belonging in respect for war, travel and hard work. The handwritten close includes Don and an ampersand, but the unreadable word below them does not establish who wrote or signed the reassurance.
A typed note says 'This family respects war, wandering / the world and hard work.' and tells Don 'That is why you are a part of us.' It ends 'you are not alone:' with a handwritten 'Don' and '&'.
The page reads as a letter of inclusion, naming family members within the text; the handwritten word below the ampersand is not read.