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Epilogue The letterhead on the stationery reads: field artillery school fort sill, oklahoma Written with pen and ink in a legible, open style, it is a five-page document —his Last Will and Testament. Wishes are stated in proper legal language , while feelings for family and loved ones are expressed briefly in simple , personal terms. The affection is implicit, elaboration unnecessary. His estate he willed to his mother and father, and then he wrote the following: To the nature-lovers of the world I give, devise and bequeath the wonders of nature—the song of the birds, the quiet rustle of tall pines in the breeze, the smell of new mown hay, the glory of a full moon on a bay, the pleasure of an early morning walk—advising them to use these gifts to the fullest extent and to extract from them the utmost pleasure and enjoyment. He was twenty-one when “at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, this eighth day of July, 1942” he signed his name— Donald Manley 2nd. Lt. F.A. ...

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