A letter from an American soldier written during his service in Germany during World War II reached his widow, 89-year-old Angelina Gonzalez of Massachusetts, 76 years late.
John Gonzalez sent the letter to his family on December 6, 1945, when he was a 22-year-old sergeant. “I received another letter from you today and I was happy to hear that everything is fine. Shlomi is good and I get along, but the food is disgusting most of the time. “
After the war he returned home and a few years later met Angelina. The two married in 1953, gave birth to five children and Gonzalez passed away seven years ago, but the letter arrived only about six weeks ago at the US Postal Service, where they are trying to find out the reason for the delay. His excited wife said she could not believe it when she saw his manuscript. “It was just so amazing,” she said, “it’s like he came back to me.”
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