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In this letter, the parents of a soldier who attended Hope’s 1971 USO Christmas show quote their son’s letter and relate their own thrill “when we saw our boy” in the televised broadcast of the show.
In this letter, the parents of a soldier who attended Hope’s 1971 USO Christmas show quote their son’s letter and relate their own thrill “when we saw our boy” in the televised broadcast of the show.