Thursday, September 15, 2005

AP: WWII Soldier's Last Letter Makes It Home

Wed Sep 14, 3:43 PM ET

POOLE, Neb. - It took more than 60 years, but the final letter of a soldier killed in World War II finally made it home.

Gary Mathis bought a box of old newspapers at a yard sale in Kansas, and discovered the letter inside a newspaper from 1915. The letter's envelope has military post office markings dated March 6, 1944.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey, I wrote a story about something similar a few years ago. Albeit with a much less happy ending. : /