When John Metzler served in the Vietnam War, he got a Christmas card from a little girl he didn’t know.
He said it helped him get through the war.
The letter arrived on Christmas Day 1970 and it simply read in part:
“Dear Serviceman, I want to give my sincere thanks for going over to war to fight for us. The class hopes you will be able to come home.”
John was a 23-year-old Army helicopter sniper at the time and didn’t know the girl. But he took it very personally.
“Fact is I think it means more today than it did when I got it,” John said. It’s because she said thank you.
Decades later, John asked family members to help him find her. The letter was signed, DonnaCaye.
They found DonnaCaye Ludemann Sica, who was able to deliver a second thank you message — this time in person.
video HERE
Thank you all you Vietnam vets, Hero’s all
Except for John effin Kerry
Very nice.
The Left hates stories like this. Know why? It’s a reminder that normal Americans don’t need them or their government controls to be happy, but can rely on one another for most everything if government stays out the way. They can’t stand that.
Richard not vetted Blumenthal too
Otherwise, my allergies are acting up
John Metzler — welcome home, soldier, well done, and Thank You!!
I remember writing to soldiers in Vietnam when i was in class. I wonder how many teachers bother to allow their class to write to soldiers today?
Man I bet she stopped traffic when she was younger. Obviously a conservative.
Pollen count up astronomically here in east central Missouri.
Well…there went my tear ducts.
A truly wonderful story of love
(sniff)
That antihistamine the ENT doc gave me isn’t working. Thanks, BFH.
Great story. Lovely lady. Thank you for your service John.
I remember getting a letter like that when I was a patient at NSA DaNang hospital they were distributed by the Chaplin’s office. All I remember about it was that it was from a girl in Youngstown, Ohio probably about the same age as her. It got lost in the shuffle when I was medi-vaced up to Japan.
I love to read stories as touching as this. Thank you for posting.
Beautiful.
Groucho Marxist. That would be Da Nang Dick.
Thank you to the vets, to Ms. Sica and to you for posting this great story – much needed today.
My church did something like this. I wrote to a soldier in Vietnam. I felt such joy knowing that I could give someone a touch from home. I told him that I was proud of him.
She’s real; he’s real; and it matters more than ever.
Great story.
I will admit that I think this kind of story is only shown by today’s media to claw back quickly waning support from the unwashed masses.
Call me cynical, but I think the vast majority of the media isn’t sincere enough to care about our service members in a legitimate way; most in media, that is. I’m sure there’s patriots sparsely intermingled with the militant left-wing press here and there.
I think our mail must have gotten really screwed up back then because the only letter I got was from some kid in Hanoi that said, “Die, Yankee dog!”
🙂
P.S. – Just kidding, of course. Terrific story.
Claudia, I don’t know anyone who got those letters that wasn’t truly touched. I can guarantee that even the most hardened warrior has a soft spot in his heart where those letters still reside, they made a greater impact than you can imagine….
Thank You
Wonderful story. I remember in second grade writing to one our soldiers in Vietnam. Our teacher told us to tell the soldiers how proud we were of them, wish them the best and to be safe.
In a few months I received a handwritten note of thanks from a Lieutenant Colonel, Army. Unfortunately, over the years my parents misplaced the note. Really wish I could contact that Lt. Col. or his family today, to thank him for his service once again.