The Love Story of Nancy & Frank
These posts are part of my collection of letters from the love of my life, Frank Henderson, and pages of an amazingly wonderful life I have enjoyed thanks to God’s Blessings.
The first few chapters recount my meeting and falling in love with Frank, letters from his Army Basic Training then followed by our early marriage. The next chapters will be about us living together in Ayer, Massachusetts for seven months. The last chapters will be about us living in Okinawa together for nearly two years including six letters Frank wrote to me before his deployment in Vietnam.
Please enjoy and feel free to comment and share your similar experiences.
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Audio Excerpt, Chapter 40, Broken Hearts from “Love and Marriage”
Audio Excerpt from Love & Marriage: The Love Story of Nancy & Frank. I thought...
Our Love Begins
My family, The Blakley’s, moved to Van Vleck, Texas, in the Summer of 1966. My...
New Year’s Eve, Chapter Three
About a month or so after our first date and during our Christmas break, Jimmy, Frank,...
A Long Way Home, Chapter Four
One night after Frank and I left Cains where we had sat and visited with our friends, he...
Rabbit Hunting, Chapter Six
Time was moving very fast for us now, and we had so much to do before Frank would leave...
First Letters from Basic, 1968
Frank had boarded an airplane at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, in the afternoon of...
Letters 5 & 6 from Basic, 1968
Please, Mr. Postman The next letter from Frank shows just how upset and isolated he was...
Letters 7 & 8 from Basic, 1968
Marching In the Snow Frank had been gone for over two weeks when I got the next...
Letters 11 & 12 from Basic, 1968
Young Love The next letter you will read really upset me. Frank was so far from...
Letters 13 & 14 from Basic 1968
Why Does A Man Cuss? I wrote a letter to Frank about the increase in cuss words in his...
My Brother’s Letter, Basic 1968
There is a love that is often unspoken between best friends. Frank and Jimmy shared...
Stuck On You, Chapter 16
The four days leading up to our Wedding Day were full of excitement. Wow! I had...
Our Wedding Reception
Ice, Spark Plugs, Water, and Cannonballs? As Jimmy, our chauffeur and Bestman drove...
Honeymoon & HemisFair 1968
Waking up that first morning as Frank’s wife was surreal. Wondering was it...
Our First Home in Ayer, Mass.
Getting on an airplane in Houston at Hobby Airport then being nervous because of never...
Mosquitoes and Fan – 1968
Once arriving at our apartment house, I was not really sure who was most excited, Frank,...
Smoking Laundry & Big Fins 1968
After having survived the two weeks of not enough food, Frank and I realized that we...
Apartment, Snoopy, Corncob Pipe
Frank had been searching for a new place for us to live in town. I was still surprised...
Texas & The Plastic Fab. Co.
Frank and I were trying to save as much money as we could. Knowing in a couple of months...
Rope Knot and Bivouac
We were really having an awesome time just being together. Our love was growing deeper...
Next Stop is Okinawa
After arriving home in Texas late on the evening of December 20, 1968, Frank and I had...
Settling in with Frank
We left Naha Airport hand in hand with big smiles on our faces. Frank and I were back...
Ralph and “Ole” Bondo
Frank and I had settled into the daily living in Okinawa. Okinawa was such a beautiful...
Ralph’s Love of Leather
I have told you about finding our sweet dog, Ralph, and how much he loved leather, but I...
Kobe Beef, Pizza Party & Carolers
It was now October of 1969, and we did not have any more typhoons, habus, or flying...
Mayo Jar, Christmas & Moving
October of 1969, was passing by quickly for Frank and me in Okinawa. We had met lots of...
A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Beginning of the Summer of 1970, we had settled into our daily lives in Okinawa. We were...
Our Hearts Are Broken
After nearly two years of living together in Okinawa, late November 1970, Frank and I...
