ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, lˈæski dʒˈɔɪnd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi ænd sˈɜːvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ tˈuː; dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt tˈaɪm, hiː dˈɪd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns wˈɜːk fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz nˈuːzpeɪpɚ stˈɑːɹz ænd stɹˈaɪps.
In 1942, Lasky joined the U.S. Army and served during World War two; during that time, he did correspondence work for the army's newspaper Stars and Stripes.