On Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m., the Ocean Beach Historical Society Ocean Beach Historical Society will present “WWII Letters from San Diegans” by Veronica Murphy and Walter Ritter, of Write Out Loud, at Water’s Edge Faith Community, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
Hear history as it happened. Poignant World War II letters written by young San Diegans serving in the military will be the focus of the program. Guest speakers Murphy and Ritter will read from a treasure trove of 5,000 letters housed at San Diego State University’s Special Collections and University Archives. Murphy and Ritter are co-founders of San Diego’s Write Out Loud, a theatrical company that brings together experienced actors to do staged readings of literature to a live audience. Both have extensive backgrounds in local theater.