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    1. [Fwd: War Letters]
    2. Melissa Gantt
    3. This came across another of my genealogy lists. I thought it deserved attention. Unfortunately, I don't have any letters to contribute, but I hope other people can and will. Melissa Cynthia Sproul wrote: > Fellow Listers, > Friday night, May 7th, the ABC news > program Nightline featured a man named > Andy Carroll. Mr Carroll has begun to > collect copies of war letters written home > from soldiers to their loved ones. It is his > belief that this resource documenting > first accounts of war would eventually be lost if not actively collected > and saved for > future generations. He plans to collect > copies of letters in a centralized location > with eventual on-line access. What a national treasure this will be! > I personally have in my possesion > letters from WWI and WW2 written by > my father and grandfather. I want to > send copies of selected letters to Mr > Carroll to honor my loved ones. If you > wish to contribute to this effort send > copies ( ONLY ) of your letters to: > > The LEGACY PROJECT > PO Box 21812 > Washington, DC 20009 > > If you wish to read more about the program, > Http://www.abcnews.go.com > after you have accessed the site, locate the > nightline area. The information is there. > In memory of their patriotic efforts, CGreenSproul

    05/27/1999 06:32:20