Long-Lost Vietnam War Pen Pals Finally Meet, 50 Years After Sharing Letters

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A letter written by a 10-year-old girl on Long Island in 1971 was delivered to a U.S. soldier in Vietnam — a man she had never met But the soldier responded with a letter of his own, and 51 years later, the long-lost pen pals finally met face to face

Earlier in June, she searched online and found Cutalo’s name listed as part of a Huntington town veterans event. She went to the event, letter in hand, and found the veteran for whom she had been searching."To actually have it come full circle, that's unbelievable," Cutalo said.

On Wednesday, a Suffolk legislator brought them together again, so Ryan could return Cutalo’s letter to hang in his VFW hall.A life-long bond, forged by simple words of kindness.

 

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