'Tots' is a story filled with love
It’s a love story with an ending 64 years in the making.
Somehow a love letter from a young soldier to his sweetheart waiting at home ended up on the floor of a Dalton, Ga., Walmart where it was found by employees. The letter, postmarked for July 30, 1954, from a military serviceman named Max Holcomb, according to a story on goodnewsnetwork.org, was sent to his sweetheart Martha Young. In the letter, Holcomb writes about how excited he is to return home in 15 days and how he plans to ask Martha’s parents for her hand in marriage.
Though nobody knows how the letter ended up on the floor of the store, Walmart employee Jennifer Hendrix was determined to track down either the sender or the recipient of the letter. In trying to find the couple, the story shares Hendrix learned the couple had already passed away, but she was able to learn the identity of a grandson, Jason Holcomb. Upon getting the Facebook message, Jason Holcomb asked Hendrix to call and gave her his phone number.
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