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A very personal "thank you for your service"

John Metzler says a letter he received on the battlefield on Christmas Day 1970 from a sixth-grade girl helped him get through the Vietnam War. It was a simple note, with a simple message: "Thank you." Today, Metzler prizes the letter and its sentiment, and always wondered what happened to the little girl who wrote it. Steve Hartman was there when he found out.
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